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Hope Rises as Kenya Court Set to Review Ban on Same-sex Intimacy: Kenya’s Court of Appeal moves to review the colonial-era same-sex intimacy ban, raising hope for LGBTQ+ rights and constitutional equality.

Football Referee Attacked After Viral On-Field Proposal to Boyfriend: German referee Pascal Kaiser was attacked after proposing to his boyfriend in a viral video, highlighting ongoing homophobia in football.

Cape Town Pride 2026 Gets Slippery With Drag-Hosted Lube Wrestling: Cape Town Pride 2026 has added a slippery dose of spectacle to its official with the launch of the Backdoor Botanics lube wrestling arena.

End of an Era: Johannesburg’s Iconic Babylon Gay Club is Closing its Doors: Johannesburg’s Babylon gay club will close at the end of February after 15 years, marking another blow to the city’s queer nightlife.

South Africa LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch: December 2025: An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and updates in South Africa in December 2025, compiled by MambaOnline.

Why England’s Official LGBT+ Football Fan Group is Boycotting the 2026 World Cup: England’s LGBT+ fan group Three Lions Pride will boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing safety, human rights and discrimination in the US.

Meet Ilano Sky, Big Brother Mzansi’s Proudly Transgender Housemate: Meet ILano Sky, the proudly transgender housemate making waves on Big Brother Mzansi and boosting LGBTIQ+ visibility in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: President Signs Repressive Russian-Style Anti-LGBTQ+ Law: Kazakhstan’s president has approved a law restricting LGBTQ+ visibility, echoing Russia’s repressive propaganda ban and alarming activists.

Namibia Joins Egypt and US to Strip LGBTQ+ Protections from UN Disability Rights Resolution: Namibia has joined Egypt and the US in voting to remove LGBTQ+ protections from a UN disability rights resolution, drawing sharp criticism from activists.

Report: First Conviction Under Burkina Faso’s New Anti-LGBTQ Law: Burkina Faso has jailed an individual for same-sex intimacy, the first conviction under a recently enacted ban on homosexuality.