Thishiwe Ziqubu speaks on homosexuality

Thishiwe was on Trending SA where she spoke about her thoughts on people who use the name of God in determining who can and can’t love each other.

“It is disgusting how people feel that it is okay to take from someone‚ to rob them‚ to rape them‚ to attack them or even spew hate speech because they differ from you. Who gave you the right? Who gave you the right to decide that God‚ people like to put God in these things‚ said only a man and woman can love each other?”

She now wants to educate people on love.

“Everyone has their own calling. I make films. I make films to educate about things.

“Coming out as a concept is very homophobic in itself. Hetrosexual people don’t come out. Nobody has ever had to say; ‘Ma‚ I’m straight’. So‚ why is it that if I love women I have to say; ‘Ma‚ I’m gay.’ It is just to make straight people comfortable. I have never had to come out. I have just lived as myself.”

Speaking about their relationship last year, Thishiwe and her partner Mandisa said they are not hiding who they are from others.

“By hiding who we are as people in the LGBTI community‚ we give homophobic people more ‘power’ over us. Of course we live in a world where just by existing as a woman‚ your life is endangered but we believe the trick is to live and love just as we are meant to do. How is it your life when you live it for other people‚” they said.