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Melanie Lowe Speaks Out About Coming Out

Posted by ulla on Friday, June 19, 2009, In : Music 


Melanie Lowe ... the spiky haired girl we all speculated about on the first series of South African Idols, the one whose (male) fiancé didn't stop us speculating, finally came out of the closet in June's O Magazine - a skillful way to let the world at large know something that we, the queer community, have been widely aware of for years now.  South Africa's LGBTQ community is a relatively small one and a lot of it is in the closet due to cultural taboo - corrective rape within some segments ...

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Melanie Lowe

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Music 
24 10 2008
Melanie Lowe
Melanie Lowe

Gay men always comment on my shoes! And gay women … well, I’ll leave you to decide what it is they comment on.

From her funky, vibrant presence on Idols all those years ago, to today’s more sultry woman, Melanie Lowe has paid her dues on the South African music scene.  She handles her own career and like many artists these days, is utilising social networking tools such as Myspace and Facebook to stay close to her fans...


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Most interviews here appeared on queerlife.co.za with the exception of The World Unseen, which was commissioned by mambagirl.com.  Some interviews have been republished on cherrygrrl.com

All interviews from the March 29th one onwards are up for grabs - use the contact form to liaise.

Great news, my interview with The World Unseen people was the cover story of the South African Big Issue March 6 2009.