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Namibia: Methodist Church condemns anti-LGBTQ marches as two arrested:
The Methodist Church in Namibia called on its members to refrain from participating in marches against the LGBTQ+ community on Friday.
Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent:
We asked sociologist and queer studies scholar Zethu Matebeni five questions about the state of LGBTIQ+ rights in Africa.
Given Baloyi inspires, motivates and educates on the black queer experience:
Radio content producer and Unstoppable Thabooty reality TV star Given Baloyi discusses, queer life and LGBTQI+ rights in South Africa.
Siya Khumalo: Minister Ntshavheni shows how fashionable it is to throw platitudes at the LGBTI+ community around Pride Month:
The South African government must offer more than token gestures of solidarity to the LGBTI+ community this Pride Month, writes Siya Khumalo.
Uganda: Anti-LGBTIQ+ law faces court challenge as US threatens sanctions:
Human rights activists in Uganda have filed a constitutional court challenge against the country's appalling new Anti-Homosexuality Act.
South African parents call for repeal of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act:
Parents of queer children have written an open letter to Uganda's President Museveni urging him to be guided by the principles of humanity and compassion.
Queer community mourns journalist and thinker Eusebius McKaiser:
Tributes have poured in for Eusebius McKaiser, one of the South African queer community's most brilliant minds, who died suddenly at the age of 45.
Uganda: President signs horrific anti-LGBT bill into law:
Uganda's LGBT community is facing dark days ahead after President Yoweri Museveni signed the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law.
LGBTQ+ corporate allies must show their true colours:
Recent incidents in the US suggest that some companies are only LGBTQ+ corporate allies for as long as it doesn't affect their bottom line.
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Given Baloyi inspires, motivates and educates on the black queer experience
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