This is a novel heavily based on fact. It is about a young gay man who meets bias and homophobia when he 'comes out' to parents, and a parent who struggles to understand and accept a gay son. It is... More > intended as a self-help text to prevent other parents making similar mistakes.< Less
Being the victim of homophobia puts one on constant alert against exposure and attack. This kind of focus on probable external threats drains our capacities for work and pleasure and forces us into... More > protective modes that can affect us even if there is no real threat at the exact moment. This could easily be likened to PTSD.< Less
After the suicide of her daughter in February of 1997, Mary Lou Wallner found herself faced with a spiritual journey to try to comprehend the events of their stormy mother-daughter relationship and... More > the implications of her refusal to accept Anna's homosexuality.< Less
Gregory McEwan’s new novel spins a tale of the life of Alexander Ada – of a time before Freedom City. Long before Benjamin’s terror in a paradise, ten-year-old Alexander, the eldest... More > son of an Anglican priest, lived a life of imprisonment of his own. He faces many sorrows throughout his young life, but Alexander vows to make something of himself some day. At last, he finds himself…and even friends, Douglas Grey and Christopher Black. He finally feels free of the shackles of his father’s expectations, but with haunting childhood memories and a father he was never able to please, Alexander is left with no choice but to build a future based upon his troubled past.< Less
Gregory McEwan’s new novel spins a tale of the life of Alexander Ada – of a time before Freedom City. Long before Benjamin’s terror in a paradise, ten-year-old Alexander, the eldest... More > son of an Anglican priest, lived a life of imprisonment of his own. He faces many sorrows throughout his young life, but Alexander vows to make something of himself some day. At last, he finds himself…and even friends, Douglas Grey and Christopher Black. He finally feels free of the shackles of his father’s expectations, but with haunting childhood memories and a father he was never able to please, Alexander is left with no choice but to build a future based upon his troubled past.< Less
My name is Christina Engela – I’m a trans-woman who doesn’t take kindly to being treated like a second-class woman, human being, or citizen. For this reason I became an activist for... More > the pink community, and am closely involved with two South African GLBTI rights groups.
I tend not to shut up in the face of ignorance, aggression and fascism, and as fundamentalists are starting to discover, “meeting me for coffee” and a chat has far more of a positive effect than threats and hate mail.
This is the first volume of articles which I write for my blog, “Sour Grapes – The Fruit Of Ignorance”, which are displayed on Facebook and by request on other websites and e-zines around the world.< Less
My name is Christina Engela – I’m a trans-woman who doesn’t take kindly to being treated like a second-class woman, human being, or citizen. For this reason I became an activist for... More > the pink community, and am closely involved with two South African GLBTI rights groups.
I tend not to shut up in the face of ignorance, aggression and fascism, and as fundamentalists are starting to discover, “meeting me for coffee” and a chat has far more of a positive effect than threats and hate mail.
This is the first volume of articles which I write for my blog, “Sour Grapes – The Fruit Of Ignorance”, which are displayed on Facebook and by request on other websites and e-zines around the world.< Less
This is the second volume of articles which I write for my blog, “Sour Grapes – The Fruit Of Ignorance”, which are displayed on Facebook and by request on other websites and e-zines... More > around the world.
“Christina Engela has been the most regular contributor by far. She is a steadfast and unbending voice for equality and acceptance across communities and identities. She resides in South Africa, posting on topics across several continents. We are lucky to have such a strong, international voice for humankind on this site.” – Arvan Reese, SexGenderBody.com< Less
This is the second volume of articles which I write for my blog, “Sour Grapes – The Fruit Of Ignorance”, which are displayed on Facebook and by request on other websites and e-zines... More > around the world.
“Christina Engela has been the most regular contributor by far. She is a steadfast and unbending voice for equality and acceptance across communities and identities. She resides in South Africa, posting on topics across several continents. We are lucky to have such a strong, international voice for humankind on this site.” – Arvan Reese, SexGenderBody.com< Less
