Gay and African at Home Ep1 : Church, Grief, Sexuality and Belonging

The Feminist Bar Podcast · Dec 8, 2025 · 55m

Gay and African at Home is a tender and necessary series that brings queer Africans and their families into intimate conversation.

In this opening episode, host Tinatswe Mhaka sits with two sisters whose relationship has been shaped by shared faith, loss, and the unfolding of queer identity. They revisit the church pews of their childhood, the rituals that shaped their sense of belonging, and the grief that rearranged their lives in ways they did not expect.

Together, they talk about how sexuality first entered the conversation between them, the fears that surfaced, and the unexpected…