Roberto Igual, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online

UK Government’s Puberty Blockers Ban for Trans Youth Sparks Outcry

The UK government is accused of pandering to divisive public discourses and misinformation instead of centring the well-being of trans youth.

An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and updates in South Africa in November 2024, collated by OUT and Mamba.

Jacktone Odhiambo, convicted of murdering his housemate and LGBTIQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba in Kenya, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Ghana’s president-elect, John Mahama, has taken a cautious stance on whether he will sign the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law.

A gay couple have shared a harrowing account of being held hostage in their Muldersdrift home by a man they met online and his accomplice.

Reports have emerged of abduction and extortion targeting gay men via dating apps in the Orange Farm and Vaal areas of Gauteng.

Twelve individuals arrested during “anti-LGBTQ ‘propaganda” raids on Moscow gay clubs have been found guilty of “petty hooliganism.”

Activists in Kenya welcome the guilty verdict in the trial of the man who murdered LGBTIQ model, fashion designer, and activist Edwin Chiloba.

The South African chapter of the Queer & Allied Chamber of Commerce Africa (QACC Africa) was officially launched in Cape Town.

Cape Town’s virulently homophobic pastor, Oscar Bougardt, is back in the spotlight, lashing out at news that the city will host WorldPride.