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Ghanaian broadcaster faces backlash after saying he would kill his children if they were LGBTQ+, sparking outrage and calls for accountability.
Plans to present Ghana’s President with an honorary doctorate in the USA have been cancelled over his support for a pending anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Russia jails the owner of an LGBTQ-inclusive nightclub owner for “extremism” as crackdown on the rights of the queer community intensifies.
South Africa’s LGBTQIA+ community holds its first pilot dialogue in National Dialogue 2026, promoting inclusion and shaping the nation’s future.
+Dr is a new LGBTQ+-focused clinic is being launched in Pretoria offering affirming, stigma-free healthcare, HIV services and wellness support.
A corrective rape case in the Eastern Cape has been delayed after the accused filed a new bail application, sparking protests and calls for justice.
There are calls for Sandy Bay in Cape Town, known internationally as a gay meeting spot, to be officially recognised as a nudist beach.
LGBTQIA+ activists marched in Pretoria on Human Rights Day, demanding urgent government action on equality, healthcare, and legal recognition.
From apartheid to today, Medusa Iro explores how exclusion, inequality and survival shape queer community and belonging in South Africa.
For more than two decades, Zanele Muholi has used photography to open space for queer representation in South Africa and across the world.
Rights groups warn Senegal’s tougher anti-LGBTQ+ bill, with up to 10-year sentences, could fuel violence, displacement and discrimination.
Activist Sikhander Coopoo questions the “thrown off roofs” narrative and explores how misinformation and pinkwashing are shaping queer solidarity debates.
Uganda’s Supreme Court finally sets a date to hear an appeal against the Anti-Homosexuality Act that imposes life imprisonment and the death penalty.
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A corrective rape case in the Eastern Cape has been delayed after the accused filed a new bail application, sparking protests and calls for justice.
There are calls for Sandy Bay in Cape Town, known internationally as a gay meeting spot, to be officially recognised as a nudist beach.
LGBTQIA+ activists marched in Pretoria on Human Rights Day, demanding urgent government action on equality, healthcare, and legal recognition.
Rights groups warn Senegal’s tougher anti-LGBTQ+ bill, with up to 10-year sentences, could fuel violence, displacement and discrimination.
Activist Sikhander Coopoo questions the “thrown off roofs” narrative and explores how misinformation and pinkwashing are shaping queer solidarity debates.
Uganda’s Supreme Court finally sets a date to hear an appeal against the Anti-Homosexuality Act that imposes life imprisonment and the death penalty.
Culture & Events
There are calls for Sandy Bay in Cape Town, known internationally as a gay meeting spot, to be officially recognised as a nudist beach.
For more than two decades, Zanele Muholi has used photography to open space for queer representation in South Africa and across the world.
Constitution Hill’s Human Rights Festival 2026 returns to Johannesburg, spotlighting equality, rights, and social justice - from 26 to 29 March.
Queer choreographer Gregory Maqoma explores identity, African cosmology and renewal in his powerful new dance work Genesis at the Joburg Theatre.
South African queer artist Zanele Muholi has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious 2026 Hasselblad Award.
Cape Town rapper Dope Saint Jude discusses her new album I Said What I Said, queer community, creative inspiration and the evolving global music industry.
Health & Well-Being
+Dr is a new LGBTQ+-focused clinic is being launched in Pretoria offering affirming, stigma-free healthcare, HIV services and wellness support.
We address eight common myths about being gay or lesbian, and provide the facts about sexual orientation, identity and equality.
Queer icon Edwin Cameron reflects on surviving HIV, ageing with ARVs, and why South Africa must plan for older HIV survivors.
Trans health experts push back against opposition to gender-affirming care for trans youth in South Africa’s divisive healthcare debate.
A year after global HIV funding cuts, South Africa reflects on lost services, PrEP disruption and the fight to rebuild LGBTQIA+ health care.
Study exposes inequality in gender-affirming care in South Africa, with long waits, limited access and urgent calls for health system reform.
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