Hate crime and anti-homophobia marches in CT and Durban
Here’s your chance to say no to hate and homophobia. Two marches will take place in Cape Town and Durban on Saturday 20 May to remember the victims of LGBTI hate crimes. Both events will show their support for the 5 – Justice Denied campaign, which is highlighting five unresolved cases of anti-LGBTI hate in […]
Hate crime crisis | Free State gay man killed and dumped in hole
The bodies of LGBTI people continue to pile up, with no end in sight. Just days after the murder of Lerato Moloi in Soweto, it’s been reported that a gay man has been killed in the Free State. Activists have told Mambaonline that the body of 26-year-old Stephen Nketsi was found dumped in a hole in the […]
Nigeria | Increase in support for LGB equality but levels of homophobia remain dire
While there’s been an increase in tolerance towards LGB people, the vast majority of Nigerians still believe that they are not entitled to basic human rights. These findings were included in the results of a new survey of 2000 Nigerians that maps the perception and awareness of LGBT people in Africa’s most populous nation. Amongst the […]
Finally free | Meet Chelsea Manning in full colour
Chelsea Manning has celebrated her release from prison with the first full colour picture of herself as a proudly transgender woman. On Thursday, Manning posted the photographic portrait on Instagram, just a day after being set free. She looked radiant with a stylish strawberry blonde pixie cut. Manning commented alongside the picture: “Okay, so here […]