The impact of homophobic rhetoric and silence on injustices promoted by politicians is significant, as it contributes to stigmatising LGBTQI people, restricting our visibility, and limiting our rights, writes activist Matuba Mahlatjie.
South Africa has no history of a prominent feature of queer issues in election campaigns.
But it has been some kind of political football between the newly formed parties, the governing ANC, and the 10-year-old EFF.