Luiz De Barros, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mamba.lgbt/author/luiz-debarros/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:45:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Luiz De Barros, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mamba.lgbt/author/luiz-debarros/ 32 32 “The Freedom to Marry the Person You Love”: Same-Sex Marriage Victory in Nepal https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/22/the-freedom-to-marry-the-person-you-love-same-sex-marriage-victory-in-nepal/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/22/the-freedom-to-marry-the-person-you-love-same-sex-marriage-victory-in-nepal/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:45:17 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129319 Nepal’s Supreme Court orders legal recognition of same-sex marriage in a historic LGBTQ+ rights victory after years of advocacy.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/22/the-freedom-to-marry-the-person-you-love-same-sex-marriage-victory-in-nepal/feed/ 0 Funding Dispute Ends South African Queer Women Football Team’s Gay Games Dream https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/20/funding-dispute-ends-south-african-queer-women-football-teams-gay-games-dream/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/20/funding-dispute-ends-south-african-queer-women-football-teams-gay-games-dream/#respond Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:06:43 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129306 South Africa’s queer women football team withdraws from the Gay Games after a dispute over promised funding support.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/20/funding-dispute-ends-south-african-queer-women-football-teams-gay-games-dream/feed/ 0 Ngizwe Mchunu Found Guilty of LGBTQ+ Hate Speech in Landmark South African Court Case https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/19/ngizwe-mchunu-found-guilty-of-lgbtq-hate-speech-in-landmark-south-african-court-case/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/19/ngizwe-mchunu-found-guilty-of-lgbtq-hate-speech-in-landmark-south-african-court-case/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:59:59 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129300 In a scathing ruling, Ngizwe Mchunu is found guilty of LGBTQ+ hate speech as South Africa’s Equality Court orders a R250,000 payment.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/19/ngizwe-mchunu-found-guilty-of-lgbtq-hate-speech-in-landmark-south-african-court-case/feed/ 0 Netherlands Bans LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy in Historic Rights Victory https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/17/netherlands-bans-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-in-historic-rights-victory/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/17/netherlands-bans-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-in-historic-rights-victory/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:18:10 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129289 In a landmark move, Netherlands bans LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after a historic Senate vote and 15 years of survivor-led activism.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/17/netherlands-bans-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-in-historic-rights-victory/feed/ 0 Ngizwe Mchunu LGBTQ+ Hate Speech Case Heads to Johannesburg High Court https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/16/ngizwe-mchunu-lgbtq-hate-speech-case-heads-to-johannesburg-high-court/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/16/ngizwe-mchunu-lgbtq-hate-speech-case-heads-to-johannesburg-high-court/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:04:57 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129272 The Johannesburg High Court is set to hear the hate speech case against Ngizwe Mchunu for his anti-LGBTQ+ statements and alleged incitement.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/16/ngizwe-mchunu-lgbtq-hate-speech-case-heads-to-johannesburg-high-court/feed/ 0 Niger Becomes Latest African Country to Criminalise LGBTQ+ People https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/15/niger-becomes-latest-african-country-to-criminalise-lgbtq-people/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/15/niger-becomes-latest-african-country-to-criminalise-lgbtq-people/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:26:45 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129267 Africa's queer community is under attack. Niger’s new penal code criminalises LGBTQ+ people as anti-LGBTQ+ laws spread across West Africa.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/15/niger-becomes-latest-african-country-to-criminalise-lgbtq-people/feed/ 0 Opinion: “Pride Month Is Not Enough” – Why Real LGBT+ Inclusion Must Last All Year https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/15/pride-month-is-not-enough-why-real-lgbt-inclusion-must-last-all-year/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/15/pride-month-is-not-enough-why-real-lgbt-inclusion-must-last-all-year/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:34:55 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129262 The 2026 SAWEI report reveals that while Pride Month visibility is important it often fails to deliver real LGBT+ workplace inclusion.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/15/pride-month-is-not-enough-why-real-lgbt-inclusion-must-last-all-year/feed/ 0 20 African Countries Endorse Anti-LGBTQ+ Charter at “Family Values” Conference https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/09/20-african-countries-endorse-anti-lgbtq-charter-at-family-values-conference/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/09/20-african-countries-endorse-anti-lgbtq-charter-at-family-values-conference/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:09:58 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129138 Twenty countries back an African anti-LGBTQ+ charter as activists warn of growing threats to queer and women's rights across the continent.

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