Despite SA’s shameful abstention, UN expert on LGBTI rights is appointed
The appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn as the first UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity has been welcomed by human rights groups. In June, South Africa shocked the LGBTI community when it chose to abstain in the vote at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva to create the global LGBTI watchdog position. On […]
Archbishop Makgoba pleads for gay Anglicans to “stick with us”
The head of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has pleaded for lesbians and gays to be patient in the wake of last week’s discouraging vote against same-sex unions. On Friday, the church’s Provincial Synod, its top legislative body, rejected a proposal that would have allowed blessings for same-sex couples entering into civil unions. Archbishop […]
Faces of Pretoria Pride 2016 Gallery
Thousands turned out for the fourth annual Pretoria Pride in Centurion on Saturday. Not only was the event a platform for LGBTI visibility and celebration, but it also made history. Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba attended the Pride, a first for South Africa, and received the inaugural Pretoria LGBTI Pride/GaySA Radio Human Rights Award. He […]