UN claims it was not behind violence against LGBTIQ refugees
As they prepare to be relocated, the LGBTIQ refugees brutally beaten in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp have dismissed denials by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, that it was not involved.
Breaking! Civil Union Amendment Bill passed by Parliament
South Africa is a step closer towards full marriage equality after MPs voted on Thursday to approve the Civil Union Amendment Bill.
ANC’s Jessie Duarte on LGBTIQ equality: We need a change of mindset
ANC Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte says that South African leaders must tackle LGBTIQ inequality with the same passion that they did apartheid.
Here’s why the Springboks won’t wear rainbow laces
While other major rugby nations recently wore rainbow laces in support of intolerance against the LGBTQ community, the Springboks continue to refuse to do so.
14 things you should know about Simon Nkoli
Simon Nkoli was a fighter for true equality and is one of SA’s most influential queer icons. Here are 14 things you should know about him.
LGBTIQ victory! Civil Union Amendment Bill adopted by parliamentary committee
In a victory for LGBTIQ equality and same-sex couples in South Africa, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs in Parliament has adopted the Civil Union Amendment Bill.
Hundreds march to Tanzania embassy, call for LGBTIQ boycott
Around 300 people took part in a DA-organised march on the embassies of Tanzania and Uganda in Pretoria on Tuesday to protest the persecution of LGBTIQ people.
Fewer Gauteng residents approve of anti-gay violence, but it’s still too many
It seems Gauteng residents are becoming more tolerant, with “only” 6% saying that they approve of violence against lesbian and gay people.
B*tch Makoya: Humanising queer life and death
A powerful new short documentary, B*tch Makoya, about the murder of Kagiso Maema is helping to bring the consequences of anti-queer hate crimes to life.
369 transphobia murder victims remembered | Trans Day of Remembrance 2018
Hundreds of victims of deadly transphobia are being remembered today as the world marks the International Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR).