Anti-queer fatwa: Islamic council slams Desmond Tutu Foundation
The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation has come under fire for speaking out against a recent fatwa condemning queer Muslims as sinful.
Barry Ronge left behind a 45-year queer love story
The late Barry Ronge not only left behind a cultural legacy that touched millions but also a queer love story that spanned 45 years.
SA Muslim Council: Gay Muslims must resist their desires
The world’s first openly gay imam warns that a new fatwa issued by the SA Muslim Judicial Council will only incite hate towards queer people.
Fury over transphobic article published by SA Jewish Report
A hateful article written by a gay man and published in the South African Jewish Report newspaper has been condemned as both deeply transphobic and inaccurate.
Celebration and defiance! A weekend of global Pride
From Durban to Paris, this past weekend saw Pride events taking place around the globe, with one being violently shut down by police.
Oslo Pride: Marchers refuse to bow to hate
Despite the cancellation of Oslo Pride, LGBTIQ+ Norwegians defiantly took to the streets to march in the wake of the deadly gay bar shooting.
Report: Body of Refilwe Malope found in mine shaft
A body believed to be that of kidnapped lesbian woman Refiloe Malope has reportedly been found at the bottom of mine shaft in Benoni.
Alarm & homophobia as first monkeypox case confirmed in SA
Queer South Africans are concerned about a rise in homophobic stigma as the country’s first monkeypox case is confirmed.
Bonang Gaelae’s hate crime killer gets 38-year sentence
Activists have welcomed the sentencing of Simon Mokoena, the man who murdered 29-year-old Bonang Gaelae in a hate crime stabbing.
Bullied gay 14-year-old takes his own life
A family has been left devastated by the suicide of 14-year-old Mpho Falithenjwa in Orange Farm, South of Johannesburg, after he was bullied for being gay.