(L) Tinyiko Khoza,
36, Finance Manager
in the mining industry.
(R) Malebo Maleka,
26, Senior Personal
Assistant and Part-
time Indoor Cycling
Instructor
They met through
mutual friends at a
braai, in 2015, and
connected instantly.
Malebo stole a kiss
and Tinyiko waited 10
months before taking
a leap of faith and
making contact.ON THE
MEANING OF
PRIDE MONTH...
Tinyiko: “The
most important
thing is that today I
can be a corporate
high flyer, raise
a family, educate
my children and
be completely
unafraid to own
those spaces as
a queer black
woman. We’re
shattering all those
stereotypes that
say we’re deadbeats
and drunks. We’re
committed to
changing the
narrative about
being queer in
this day and age.”
Malebo: “It’s a
celebration of how
far we’ve come as
a community. We
celebrate that in
2019, we can get
married and have
children together.
It’s the little things,
like being able to
hold my girlfriend’s
hand in public with
no hesitation, that
make me feel like
I have found my
‘happy place’.
CELEBRATING LIFE
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