Mark Gevisser
The Pink Line: Journeys Across he World’s Queer Frontiers
Summary
Mark Gevisser and Johnny Broomberg discuss Mark’s latest book, “The Pink Line”, which explores transgender rights, politics, and health globally. The discussion touches on the emotional impact of the stories and the hope derived from the resilience of individuals facing adversity. They emphasize the shifting dynamics in the struggle for rights and how political leaders weaponize gender and sexual identity for political purposes.
Mark Gevisser
Mark Gevisser is one of South Africa’s most renowned authors and journalists. His previous books include the award-winning Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred (2013); Lost and Found in Johannesburg: A Memoir (2014); and Defiant Desire: Gay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa (2013), which he coedited with Edwin Cameron. His journalism and essays appear in the Guardian, the New York Times, Granta, the New York Review of Books, and many other publications. He was born and raised in Johannesburg and educated at Yale. He lives in Kalk Bay, outside Cape Town.
Jonathan Broomberg
Jonathan Broomberg is the CEO of Vitality Health International, which houses Discovery’s international health operations, and Global Head of Health Insurance for the Discovery Group. Prior to that, he was CEO of Discovery Health. A medical doctor who read PPE at Balliol while on a Rhodes Scholarship, he has played a major role in health policy formulation in South Africa and globally in his career. He has been a ministerial advisor and served as chair of the Technical Review Panel of the Global Fund for two terms.