Victory as Scottish church agrees to cancel SA anti-gay preacher’s talk
The church that invited homophobic South African preacher Angus Buchan to speak in Scotland has cancelled the event following international condemnation. The evangelical Hope Church in Tweedbank was set to host Buchan on 22 August at the Volunteer Hall in the town of Galashiels as part of his UK tour, from 21 to 28 August. Activists […]
Tutu’s daughter welcomes Anglican proposal to allow same-sex civil unions
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has announced that the Anglican Church of Southern Africa will soon discuss a proposal to be more accepting of gay and lesbian relationships. Most controversially, the measure proposes that clergy who identify as LGBTI and are in legal same-sex civil unions should be licensed to minister in parishes. The motion also “suggests […]
Yes! With Sunette Viljoen, SA’s team LGBT wins first Rio medal
Sunette Viljoen has become Africa’s first openly LGBT athlete to win a medal at the Rio Olympics. The 32-year-old, who is a survivor of homophobic abuse, scored a silver in the women’s javelin throw, with a distance of 64.92m. She was beaten to the gold by Croatia’s Sara Kolak (a throw of 66.18m). Barbora Spotakova of the […]