As the country observes Pride Month, we look at how the first ever pride march hosted in South Africa in 1990 became the catalyst for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and acknowledgment of the LGBTQIA+ community in the country. We speak to one of the founders of the march, Dr Palesa Bev Ditsie, who takes us down memory lane of the birth of what is now known as Africa’s biggest Pride event.

As the country observes Pride Month, we look at how the first ever pride march hosted in South Africa in 1990 became the catalyst for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and acknowledgment of the LGBTQIA+ community in the country. We speak to one of the founders of the march, Dr Palesa Bev Ditsie, who takes us down memory lane of the birth of what is now known as Africa&rsquo;s biggest Pride event.

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