LGBTI groups against hate speech provision in hate crimes bill
A number of LGBTI+ groups don’t believe that the hate crimes bill’s attempt to make hate speech a criminal offence is a good idea – and it’s probably unconstitutional. Late last year, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development released the draft Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. While rightly proposing to […]
Tragic irony: Late ‘gay’ star Lundi Tyhamara honoured at homophobic Grace Bible Church
Gospel star Lundi Tyhamara, who at times identified as gay, was remembered in an emotional memorial service at Soweto’s Grace Bible Church – the site of a recent anti-gay sermon. Tuesday’s commemoration of Tyhamara’s life and talents was attended by celebrities, public figures and friends and family of the 38-year-old musician, who passed away last week […]
Art: Mourning the faceless gay victims of Isis
Artist Clive van den Berg’s new exhibition, A Pile of Stones, at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, is a thoughtful tribute to the dozens of gay men sadistically murdered by the Isis regime. Since 2014, Isis in Syria and Iraq has been horrifically executing gay men and those accused of being gay. The group distributes images […]
Grace Bible Church: Stop using the Bible to justify “apartheid” homophobia
As popular singer Zahara wades into the row over the Grace Bible Church’s stance on homosexuality, a minister has called for an end to the use of “apartheid” strategies against LGBTI people. On Wednesday, Zahara (Bulelwa Mkutukana) appeared to come out in support of the Grace Bible Church and its guest evangelist who recently preached that homosexuality is unnatural. […]
It’s time to stop Oscar Bougardt’s dangerous “gay paedophiles” lies
Cape Town’s homophobic Pastor Oscar Bougardt is continuing to perpetuate dangerous lies about gay people – and the media is letting him get away with it. Last week, News24 published an article about Bougardt planning to start a church or churches in South Africa in partnership with banned American gay-hate Pastor Steven Anderson. That’s nothing new. […]
Suspect arrested as outrage grows over Noluvo Swelindawo’s murder
A man has been arrested in connection with this weekend’s brutal murder of Noluvo Swelindawo; a young lesbian woman who was abducted by a mob from her home. According to new reports, up to eleven men burst into Swelindawo’s home in Driftsands near Khayelitsha on Saturday night and dragged her away. Her family, partner Nqabisa […]
Shocking scale of LGBT discrimination in South Africa revealed
The fear of discrimination is a daily reality for most LGBT South Africans, a groundbreaking new report has revealed. According to the troubling research, more than half (55%) of us live with the fear that we will experience discrimination due to our sexual orientation or gender identity. And that fear is based on lived reality; […]
SA called out for playing “double game” in anti-LGBTI moves at UN
Human rights experts have questioned the South African government’s claim that it did not support other African country’s demand that the UN’s LGBTI watchdog be suspended. Last week Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) spokesperson Clayson Monyela told Mambaonline that South Africa would not vote in favour of blocking the recently appointed Independent Expert on Protection […]
Breaking: South Africa will NOT support move to block UN LGBTI watchdog
South Africa’s Department of International Relations has categorically denied that it supports efforts to suspend the recently appointed UN LGBTI watchdog. Earlier this week, human rights groups expressed alarm at reports that the Africa Group at the UN had issued a statement and planned a UN General Assembly resolution to reverse the UN Human Rights […]
South Africa is working to sabotage UN LGBTI rights victory!
Update 11/11/2016: South Africa’s Department of International Relations has categorically denied that it supports efforts to suspend the recently appointed UN LGBT watchdog. Details here. Once again betraying its constitutional obligations, the South African government is working with other African countries to block a major LGBTI rights victory at the United Nations. It’s been revealed that […]