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I found it hard to be accepted and acknowledged as an equal human being

Surprise Netshioswi, a student from the University of Venda speaks out about growing up in a homophobic environment and navigating his sexual identity later in life at university. This is his story.I was raised in the rural village outside Thohoyandou. My entire life evolved there. I attended primary and secondary school there.

A step towards normalizing homosexuality through a stage play

As a young homosexual man of colour, there is always a great story to tell. That’s what inspired my production for the festival. Titled Mme, my play is inspired by the life I have shared with my mother. It particularly follows one event of my life, my sexual identity and how my mother treated me during the time she learned about it. Though the production follows a relationship of a single mother and her son, in reality my parents are still together.