Sports and Culture

Update on Caster Semenya’s IAAF court case

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) wishes to express its downright disappointment at the ruling by Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the Caster Semenya and ASA appeal against IAAF testosterone rules in female athletes.

How the word ‘queer’ was adopted by the LGBTQ community

Originally a derogatory name for a homosexual, “queer” has been embraced by some in the nonheterosexual community. In response, some activists in the gay community (to use a broad term) started calling themselves “queer” in a prideful way.

Northern Ireland: How uncomfortable conversations can save lives

In 2014, aged 24, McKee wrote to her teenage self about being gay, her future in journalism, and being happy