Fears of LGBTQ repression as Shanghai Pride is cancelled

The organisers of Shanghai Pride have unexpectedly announced that the event is suspending its work after 11 years, fueling concerns of a growing crackdown against LGBTQ people in China.
New Dutch Reformed Church outrage over same-sex unions

Some members of the Dutch Reformed Church are furious because it has received permission from the minister of Home Affairs to solemnise same-sex unions.
Eswatini LGBTIQ group erects billboard calling for equality

An LGBTIQ group in Eswatini has made a bold move by erecting a pro-LGBTIQ rights billboard in the capital city, Mbabane, despite same-sex relationships being illegal.
Grief and celebration as Kirvan Fortuin’s tombstone unveiled on his birthday

Kirvan Fortuin, the late queer dancer and activist, should have been celebrating his birthday on Monday. Instead, Fortuin’s family and friends met to unveil his tombstone.
SA children’s puppet show celebrates LGBTQ inclusion

Drizzles is a new online children’s theatre experience that’s said to be one of the first in South Africa to embrace LGBTQ inclusion.
Poland | MPs stage rainbow protest against president’s homophobia

As anti-LGBTQ sentiment grows in Poland, a group of MPs dressed in the rainbow colours at the swearing-in ceremony of rightwing President Andrzej Duda.
Former WWE wrestler claims he killed a gay man

In an apparent murder confession, former WWE star Marty Jannetty has claimed that he killed a gay man as a teenager almost 50 years ago.
Tunisia | Court upholds jail sentence for homosexuality

Defying international law, an appeals court in Tunisia has upheld an earlier judgment sending two men to prison for homosexuality.
Lasizwe defiant in face of Zimbabwe post homophobia

Lasizwe has stood firm on human rights, despite a homophobic backlash when he tweeted his support for Zimbabweans affected by the country’s crisis.
Top Cape Town boys’ school mired in discrimination claims

SACS, a leading school in Cape Town, has been accused of allowing an environment conducive to homophobia and racism.