Dancing for change: Meet trans ballet dancer Sophie Rebecca
UK ballet dancer Sophie Rebecca is making a powerful impact through her performances and activism as a proud transgender woman in the traditionally conservative ballet world.
EFF apologises to LGBTQI+ South Africans for members voting against Civil Union Amendment Bill
In an extraordinary turn of events, the EFF has apologised after three of its members in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voted against the Civil Union Amendment Bill.
Civil Union Amendment Bill passed by NCOP
South Africa’s National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has passed the Civil Union Amendment Bill, making marriage equality that much more accessible to South Africans across the country.
DA members wade into JK Rowling transphobia furore
In the wake of the JK Rowling transgender equality controversy, the DA Rainbow Network has responded to concerns about social media posts on the issue made by some figures in the party.
Kirvan Fortuin buried with a rainbow flag
Slain queer dancer, choreographer and activist Kirvan Fortuin was laid to rest on Sunday with their coffin draped in the LGBTQ rainbow flag.
Hate pastor Oscar Bougardt suggests dancer Kirvan Fortuin to blame for own murder
In a shocking new low, Cape Town hate preacher Oscar Bougardt has suggested that slain queer dancer Kirvan Fortuin was somehow responsible for their own murder and that their alleged killer could be “the real victim.”
SA’s queer community in mourning after LGBTQ dance groundbreaker murdered
Kirvan Fortuin, an internationally recognised queer dancer, choreographer and ball culture groundbreaker, has been murdered – allegedly by a 14-year-old.
Gay man called a “swart m*ffie” on Kulula flight
A man says he was abused by a racist and homophobic passenger on a Kulula flight and claims that airline staff threatened to throw him off the plane when he complained.
Larry Kramer, one of the world’s LGBTQ icons, has died
Fiery playwright and activist Larry Kramer, who played a huge role in taking on the HIV/AIDS crisis that devasted America’s LGBTQ community, has passed away.
Cape Town hate preacher Oscar Bougardt given platform for shocking anti-LGBTIQ abuse
Questions are being asked about the appropriateness of an interview with notorious Christian hate pastor Oscar Bougardt in which he was allowed to again spew appalling vitriol against LGBTIQ people.