#Interview #SA | Brenda Fassie, "When I was still married I was also with women."
Following the legalization of
gay marriage across America by the Supreme Court last week, many Africans took on
the topic of homosexuality once again and expressed their views. Though President
Mugabe is harshly opposed to the legalization of homosexuality in Zimbabwe and
Kenyans warn Obama not to bring up gay rights duringhis visit, South Africa was the first African country to legalize same-sex
marriage ahead of the recent polemic. In 2003 one of S.A.’s biggest icons,
Brenda Fassie, opened up about her life as a lesbian before she died the
following year. Over a decade after her tragic death, mambaonline.com re-explored
one of the most revealing interviews with the South African superstar.
On being with men:
It’s dangerous (…) for
me because they’ve hurt me and with this disease that’s around it’s even better
to be with my baby. It just happened just like that, lesbian I am, I’m a lover.
On her life as a
lesbian:
I’ve always been a
tomboy, I wasn’t aware of it then, I was just a tomboy. In 1979 I came (to
Johannesburg) and then I thought I could be a lesbian. I’ve always been with
women. When I was still married I was also with women. They knew. People knew. And
a lot of people are into it now. They want to join in. They’ve started faking
it. It’s nice to be the way I am. It’s not a problem to be so. It’s my life. I
think people should concentrate on my music.
On African views of
homosexuality:
According to African
culture it’s not acceptable but according to nature it’s just nature.
On how it feels when
others show interest to her partner
Some women are scared
of me, I punch! I didn’t find her for them. They want to get to her through me.
I get very, very, very sleazy. Men also want to try and entice her. Then I go
ballistic. It happens every time we get out of this house.
About gay people:
They’re the best
people on earth! I’ve never seen such polite, loving, caring, honest people.
They’re so giving. They’re even better than straight men. And they love their
mothers!
On marriage and
kids:
I’ll have a proper
marriage one day, we’ll get married. When we decide, we will. As a South
African music icon I think I should have my rights given to me. I was thinking
of adopting also, we’re just looking. That’s going to keep us together because
you never know.
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