An African first – LGBT business network to be launched in South Africa
In a major boost for South African LGBT businesses and entrepreneurs, an agreement to start an LGBT business network has been struck with the US National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). Headed by The Other Foundation, a task team has been set up to begin the process of establishing the network – an […]
Move to address HIV among transgender people welcomed
New guidelines have been published to help address HIV among transgender people, a community that’s disproportionately affected by the epidemic. An analysis of HIV among transgender people across 15 countries, undertaken in 2013, indicated that a transgender woman in those countries was 49 times more likely to be living with HIV than the general, non-transgender […]
Yes, Zika can be transmitted through gay sex
America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a case of a man who likely contracted the Zika virus through sex with another man. It appears that the Dallas man caught the virus after having unprotected anal sex with his partner, who had recently returned from a trip to Venezuela. Other cases of […]
Fear as Kenyan activists turn to courts in bid to end gay sex ban
An LGBT rights group in Kenya has closed its offices as a security precaution after filing a law suit to overturn the country’s gay sex ban. In an unprecedented move, the Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) is challenging the constitutionality of sections of the penal code that outlaw same-sex intimacy. According […]