{"id":1299587,"date":"2025-06-16T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/sustainability-stories-opening-africas-first-lgbtq-inclusive-hostel-soul-fam-hostel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:08:37","slug":"b%c3%a6rekraftshistorier-%c3%a5pningen-av-afrikas-f%c3%b8rste-lgbtq-inkluderende-vandrerhjem-soul-fam-hostel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/nn\/b%c3%a6rekraftshistorier-%c3%a5pningen-av-afrikas-f%c3%b8rste-lgbtq-inkluderende-vandrerhjem-soul-fam-hostel\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00e6rekraftshistorier: \u00c5pningen av Afrikas f\u00f8rste LGBTQ-inkluderende vandrerhjem \u2013 Soul Fam Hostel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpbf-responsive-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Soul Fam Hostel \ud83c\udf0d | The Most Inclusive Hostel in Africa! \ud83c\udf08\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ay7BoMKvGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I en by kjent for sin naturlige skj\u00f8nnhet og kulturelle mangfoldighet skal et nytt vandrerhjem \u00e5pne d\u00f8rene om noen uker \u2013 et sted som er utformet med fokus p\u00e5 tilh\u00f8righet.<\/p>\n<p>Da Chase King ankom Cape Town som student i 2007, kunne han ikke forestille seg at han en dag skulle \u00e5pne et vandrerhjem der. Men etter nesten 20 \u00e5r med reising hadde \u00e9n ting blitt klart.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abJeg fant aldri et sted hvor jeg fullt ut kunne v\u00e6re meg selv\u00bb, sier han.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e5 bestemte han seg for \u00e5 skape det selv.<\/p>\n<p>I juni \u00e5pner Chase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/330432\/soul-fam-hostel-lgbtq-inclusive\/\" class=\"post links\">Soul Fam Hostel<\/a> \u2013 Afrikas f\u00f8rste LGBTQ-inkluderende vandrerhjem \ud83c\udf08 i <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/africa\/south-africa\/cape-town\/\" class=\"post links\">Cape Town<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/africa\/south-africa\/\" class=\"post links\">S\u00f8r-Afrika<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abJeg vil at gjestene skal forlate Soul Fam og f\u00f8le seg modigere, mer tilknyttet og mer seg selv. Som om de var en del av noe sjeldent, noe ekte og noe st\u00f8rre enn dem selv, som verden trenger,\u00bb sier han.<\/p>\n<p>Vi satte oss ned med Chase f\u00f8r vandrerhjemmets \u00e5pning for \u00e5 h\u00f8re historien hans. Hvis du skal til Cape Town og denne historien appellerer til deg, merk av datoen: Soul Fam Hostel \u00e5pner<sup>27.<\/sup> juni.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1266339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266339\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1266339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Entrance-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Entrance-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Entrance-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Entrance-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Entrance-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Entrance-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1266339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soul Fam Hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>\u00abEventyret f\u00f8ltes ensomt til tider\u00bb<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u00c5 studere i Cape Town var Chases f\u00f8rste reise utenfor USA \ud83c\udf0d, og samme \u00e5r bodde han ogs\u00e5 p\u00e5 et vandrerhjem for f\u00f8rste gang.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abJeg elsket fellesskapsstemningen p\u00e5 vandrerhjemmene og de spontane, dype b\u00e5ndene jeg knyttet med reisende fra hele verden,\u00bb forteller Chase.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1266434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266434\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1266434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1266434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soul Fam Hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Han fortsatte \u00e5 reise i nesten to ti\u00e5r og jobbet p\u00e5 fjernbasis p\u00e5 fem kontinenter \ud83e\uddf3Men selv om han knyttet b\u00e5nd med fantastiske mennesker under reisene sine, manglet det noe.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abJeg f\u00f8lte meg ofte usynlig og slet med \u00e5 finne et mer permanent, varig fellesskap med likesinnede. Som en svart homofil mann med blandet etnisk bakgrunn f\u00f8ltes eventyret til tider ensomt, fordi jeg hele tiden m\u00e5tte stole p\u00e5 homsebarer, klubber eller datingapper for \u00e5 komme i kontakt med andre queer-personer, i stedet for mer naturlige situasjoner i det virkelige livet.\u00bb<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Et vandrerhjem der alle kan v\u00e6re seg selv fullt ut<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1266358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266358\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1266358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Living-Room-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Living-Room-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Living-Room-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Living-Room-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Living-Room-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Living-Room-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1266358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soul Fam Hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00abQueere mennesker med annen hudfarge, som meg selv, kan f\u00f8le seg utenfor eller til og med m\u00e5tte undertrykke seg selv for \u00e5 passe inn\u00bb, forteller han.<\/p>\n<p>Etter \u00e5 ha reist alene i mange \u00e5r hadde Chase aldri opplevd et overnattingssted hvor han kunne v\u00e6re seg selv fullt ut. \u00abJeg har aldri kommet over et virkelig inkluderende sted som tillot meg \u00e5 v\u00e6re mitt fulle, autentiske jeg blant andre likesinnede som feiret, st\u00f8ttet og omfavnet meg for den jeg var p\u00e5 det dypeste niv\u00e5et.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u00abSoul Fam skulle alltid v\u00e6re kompromissl\u00f8st queer, et sted hvor du ikke trenger \u00e5 lure p\u00e5 om det er trygt \u00e5 holde hverandre i h\u00e5nden eller v\u00e6re deg selv.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Cape Town var det opplagte valget, en by han hadde forelsket seg i for mange \u00e5r siden, men ogs\u00e5 fordi den er den mest inkluderende byen p\u00e5 et kontinent hvor 31 av 54 land kriminaliserer seksuell aktivitet mellom personer av samme kj\u00f8nn med gjensidig samtykke.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Inkludering er en daglig praksis, ikke et moteord<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1266415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266415\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1266415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrace-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrace-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrace-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrace-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrace-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrace-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1266415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soul Fam Hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chase renoverer for tiden et vakkert gammelt hus n\u00e6r havnen, rett ved siden av de livlige, queer-vennlige nabolagene De Waterkant og Green Point. Soul Fam Hostel har mange fellesarealer hvor man kan slappe av, i tillegg til en frodig bakg\u00e5rd og et basseng hvor man kan slappe av etter en lang dag med utforsking \ud83c\udf34<\/p>\n<p>Det var ikke lett \u00e5 finne den rette eiendommen. \u00abDen st\u00f8rste utfordringen jeg har m\u00f8tt, var \u00e5 finne den rette eiendommen, fordi vandrerhjem fortsatt ofte blir stigmatisert som st\u00f8yende, forstyrrende festparadiser for 20-\u00e5ringer som ikke tar hensyn til lokalsamfunnet\u00bb, sier han.<\/p>\n<p>Men med utholdenhet og t\u00e5lmodighet sikret han seg den fantastiske eiendommen som han n\u00e5 forvandler til et sted hvor man f\u00f8ler seg hjemme, og hvor inkludering er en daglig praksis, ikke bare et moteord \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1266320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266320\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1266320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dorm-Room-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dorm-Room-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dorm-Room-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dorm-Room-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dorm-Room-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dorm-Room-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1266320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soul Fam Hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTilh\u00f8righeten gjennomsyrer hvert eneste designvalg:<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0ftoaletter for alle kj\u00f8nn<\/p>\n<p>\u2728pronomenmerker<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udea7inkluderende skilting<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0fretningslinjer for tryggere rom<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udde0oppl\u00e6ring av personalet forankret i interseksjonell gjestfrihet<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fellesskap betyr valgt familie, \u00e6rlige samtaler og felles glede<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abM\u00e5let mitt er \u00e5 skape et rom preget av radikal inkludering, der alle blir sett, akseptert og elsket slik de er, samtidig som de knytter ekte, varige og meningsfulle b\u00e5nd\u00bb, forteller Chase.<\/p>\n<p>Tenk ukentlige middager, yogaklasser, kunstkvelder og fortellerkretser som hjelper gjestene \u00e5 knytte b\u00e5nd utover sm\u00e5prat \ud83c\udfa8 Soul Fam Hostel samarbeider med lokale bedrifter ledet av queer-personer for \u00e5 tilby vandreturer, workshops og frivillig arbeid, slik at reisende kan bygge ekte relasjoner med menneskene og kulturen i Cape Town \ud83e\udd1d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1266396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266396\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1266396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Private-Room-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Private-Room-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Private-Room-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Private-Room-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Private-Room-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Private-Room-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1266396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soul Fam Hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u00c5 dokumentere renoveringsprosessen p\u00e5 sosiale medier har f\u00f8rt til en b\u00f8lge av st\u00f8tte. \u00abQueere reisende og allierte har g\u00e5tt sammen for \u00e5 st\u00f8tte realiseringen av denne visjonen. 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