Gay zulu wedding
Traditional gay wedding couple are divorced
The first ever traditional African gay wedding which caused a stir in South Africa and internationally in has ended in a sad divorce.
Thoba Sithole and Cameron Modisane tied the knot in KwaDukuza dressed in their traditional Setswana and Zulu regalia.
The marriage made the news internationally and intercontinentally. Even The Huffington Post wrote about the lovebirds.
In media reports the couple seemed deeply in love and even talked about raising a family together. The plan was to have children via a surrogate.
But the couple&#;s bliss didn&#;t last long.
A recent statement released by Cameron Modisane reveals that their marriage has &#;irretrievably broken down and there is no reasonable prospect of the restoration of a normal marriage association between us.&#;
Modisane further appeals to the public to respect his right to privacy on the matter.
Here is the full utterance that was published on Modisane&#;s Facebook page:
It is with superb sadness and a heavy heart to inform you that the internati A pair of South African men own tied the knot in what is believed to be the country's first traditional gay wedding. Tshepo Cameron Modisane and Thoba Calvin Sithol wore traditional tribal costumes for the ceremony, in the town of KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, The newly-married couple, who are both 27 and have been together for three years, made theirvows in front of guests. Scroll down for video With this ring: Tshepo Cameron Modisane and Thoba Calvin Sithol made history in what was apparently the first-ever traditional African gay wedding Love: In this still from South African broadcaster ENCA, the couple enjoy their first married kiss The ceremony united traditions from both Mr Modisane's Tswana and Mr Sithole's Zulu ancestry, including traditional dancing and the ritual sacrifice of a cow to honour the two men's ancestors, as well as an an exchange of gifts between the two grooms' families. Tshepo Modisane, now Sithol, said: 'I love Thoba so much, I'm very elated we BY NATASHA BARSOTTI — &#;Being gay is as African as being black,&#; says Tshepo Cameron Modisane, who married Thoba Sithole in a same-sex ceremony according to Zulu rites in KwaDukuza, South Africa — described as the area&#;s first traditional African same-sex attracted marriage. The couple, who were married in front of strong gathering, say their families support them. “Sadly, we do not have enough role models of colour who are open and &#;People are still ashamed of the sexual status because the vast majority of the black community is not accepting of being a homosexual,&#; he adds, noting that they see it as &#;largely being a &#;Western trend&#; that is in fashion lately which they hardly understand.” He says there were a &#;range of approaches to sexual behaviour&#; in pre-colonial Africa. &#;What colonialism introduced was a binary model of sexuality, and systems of jurisprudence that identified Incaseyou missed it, a several weeks ago, two queer black South African men tied the knot at their guest traditional wedding, the first of its kind in the aged Zulu capital, KwaDukuza. Tshepo Modisane and Thoba Sithole, both proudly Zulu and Tswana, respectively, decided to depart public with their same-sex attracted African traditional wedding ceremony by inviting reporters to cover the occasion. The video report spread fast across the Interwebs, inciting a series of media headlines that describe the union as progress for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) Africans. Lessons From Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Unpartnered (Gay African Male) Story Chimamanda Adichie, a celebrated Nigerian writer, said in her famous TEDTalk, "The available story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue but that they are incomplete." On manuscript, South Africa boasts the friendliest constitution, which protects its LGBTI citizens from discrimination based on race, gender and sexual orientation. Nevertheless, the country's effort to shift cultural attitu
proud of their sexuality,&#; Modisane told South Africa&#;s News &#;At the matching time, we don’t own enough couples
of colour that are openly homosexual who have stood the test of time.&#;