Paarl wedding venue accused of turning away same-sex couple
Just a few months after the Beloftebos saga, another wedding venue in the Western Cape, Du Kloof, has been accused of flouting the constitution and the law by rejecting LGBTQ clients.
Defiant Christiaan Otto denies having a Grindr profile
Christiaan Otto, the South African man who’s been accused of homophobic hate speech, has denied claims that he has a secret gay dating profile.
Jon Qwelane hate speech case heads to Constitutional Court
Will there finally be justice? The Constitutional Court has confirmed it will hear the decade-long Jon Qwelane homophobic hate speech case next month.
Pride Shelter, Africa’s only LGBTIQ+ shelter, addresses community concerns
The queer Muslim-faith organisation that’s taken over the running of the Pride Shelter, Africa’s only LGBTIQ+ shelter, responds to community concerns.
Grow up! Homophobic AKA taunts Cassper Nyovest with “moffie” comment
Amidst an embarrassingly juvenile Twitter spat with Cassper Nyovest, an out-of-control AKA has turned to homophobic slurs to call out his rival.
“You think you’re a man?” KZN lesbian women brutally beaten
A young queer woman from KwaZulu-Natal has shared how she and a friend were mercilessly beaten and verbally abused for being lesbian.
Cape Town Pride accused of favouring DA over other parties
The organisers of Cape Town Pride have denied that they have allowed the event to become a party political platform for the Democratic Alliance.
Rapport’s transphobia apology dubbed “weak” and “inadequate”
Rapport has issued an apology for having recently published transphobic comments. Sadly, the declaration of regret is deeply underwhelming.
Pressure grows for eSwatini to legalise same-sex love
As the eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) government argues that LGBTIQ people are “unnatural”, a new petition is demanding that it decriminalise same-sex intimacy.
Pastor Bougardt spews anti-gay hate at Steven Anderson’s church (watch)
South Africa’s most infamous homophobic pastor, Oscar Bougardt, has delivered a shocking hate-mongering sermon, filled with abusive anti-gay slurs, at Steven Anderson’s church in Arizona.