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.
Even in death Jon Qwelane is putting LGBTIQ+ lives at risk
Months after his death, Jon Qwelane’s homophobia is still having a deadly impact on the lives of LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa by delaying the Hate Crimes Bill.
ACDPs warped and inhuman Christian values
So much for Christian values! Instead of crying out against LGBTIQ+ murders, the ACDP has chosen to protest against inclusion in schools.