LGBTIQA+ groups accuse EC premier of silence on community’s plight
LGBTIQA+ activists are furious that the premier of the Eastern Cape has still not responded to their hate crimes memorandum.
LGBTQ-inclusive kids show pulls out of SAHRC mediation
The producer of an LGBTQ-affirming children’s puppet show banned by a Pretoria theatre has given up on mediation efforts hosted by the SAHRC.
Con Court: Jon Qwelane guilty but hate speech definition amended
A victory for SA’s LGBT+ community as the Constitutional Court confirms Jon Qwelane was guilty of hate speech but amends the Equality Act.
The Baroness is no more: Remembering Edwin van Wijk
Edwin van Wijk, the actor who scandalised, enlightened and entertained South Africa as the Baroness, has passed away in Amsterdam.
Walter and Gerry: Celebrating a 64-year gay love story
Walter Sassman and Gerry Dagnin and their enduring decades-long love story were honoured at a moving memorial service in Cape Town.
South Africa has become numb to LGBTIQ+ murders
Thousands protest in Spain over a gay man’s killing yet South Africans appear untroubled by the murder of almost twenty LGBTIQ+ people.
Editorial | DOJ’s slap in the face to LGBTIQ+ South Africans
A press conference hosted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on Thursday about the scourge of LGBTIQ+ hate crimes in South Africa was an insult to the community. The media and civil society were invited to hear the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ & CD), John Jeffery “provide an update […]
Fury as Cape Town school bans LGBTIQ+ students from marking Pride Month
LGBTIQ+ learners at an Afrikaans school in the Western Cape were harassed and blocked from marking Pride because it would be “disruptive”.
Becoming Yaya Mavundla
Outspoken transgender activist and reality star Yaya Mavundla expresses controversial views on LGBTIQ+ activism and classism in the community.
Photos | Vigil for fallen LGBTIQ+ hate victims
The LGBTIQ+ community gathered at Johannesburg’s Constitution Hill on Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil to honour the victims of hate.