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Author: Gerbrandt van Heerden

Gerbrandt van Heerden is a senior analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis, a research unit at the liberal think tank, the Institute of Race Relations, and is the author of the report, The SA Pink Vote.

Op-ed | SA’s LGBTQ voters distrustful of political elites

SA’s LGBTQ voters are losing confidence in the country’s political leadership to provide a safe and secure environment for the community.

LGBTQ rights – An indication that Africa does not take the African Charter seriously

Same-sex practices carry penalties of fines and imprisonment in more than a dozen African countries, in clear violation of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, writes Gerbrandt van Heerden.

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