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🏳️‍🌈Pride Month 📺SABC 1: Society (2007-2010) Beth and Thuli's relationship was so important in the history of queer representation on South African television. I'm struck by how quietly groundbreaking their storyline was. At a time when lesbian representation was still rare on mainstream television, SABC audiences were watching a...

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