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Hot Water is an intimate and daring look into the life of a young African woman from the Cape Flats with a chronic illness. The book investigates how endometriosis affects the way young woman function and navigate the world, and how this becomes especially complicated for those who are underprivileged and reliant on the public sector's healthcare system. In Hot Water Nadine Dirks reveals the unique issues of racism, sexism, classism, fatphobia and slut-shaming that African women experience within the context of healthcare facilities, and how especially jarring it is when the stigma comes from medical staff who one expects to have the patient's care as their primary concern. All of this has enraged Dirks and catapulted her into becoming a sexual reproductive health and rights advocate.

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Nadine Dirks is an intersectional feminist, writer and advocate for sexual reproductive health and rights. She is passionate about social justice, pan-Africanism and gender-based violence awareness. She is the co-founder of A Little Piece of the Pie – a safe space for Black people and Non-Black People of Colour. She is also a gogo and fierce Twitterist.

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