NEWSDECK: Reality bites queer women in YouTube show

that looked at intimate partner violence, said “we remain in the dark about the extent of violence against women in same-sex relationships in South Africa, but global studies estimate same-sex partner abuse to be at least as prevalent, if not more so, than that of intimate partner violence occurring in heterosexual relationships”.

The show isn’t always serious, there are fun moments like when they go to Johannesburg Pride, or when Iris starts making out with someone in the pool. The things they do aren’t treated as an anomaly, they’re just young black queer people having fun.It’s important that people start seeing black women on our screens being free and being loud and just expressing themselves.

What viewers can look forward to is seeing more of that: how everyone overcomes their struggles, how they grapple with being queer in this country and how they all ended up being on the show.Social media responses include Gladson Mahetho from Germiston, Johannesburg, who thinks that Stud Muffinz is important in normalising queer people in a world which demonises queer people.

Another viewer who asked to remain anonymous said that she “wished it was a bit more real like seeing black queer women in the workplace, at home, studying or just dealing with everyday life and not just sex, drugs and rock and roll”. The first episode was uploaded on YouTube a month ago, with 8,953 views. The second episode has 5,400 views, the third episode has just over 3,000 and the most recent one which was uploaded over the past weekend has 753 views.

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