Inclusive rugby club fights to save gay member from deportation
An inclusive English rugby club is trying to stop one of its teammates from being deported to Kenya, where he could face persecution for being gay.
Aussie wedding magazine closes down after gay boycott
A wedding magazine has been forced to shut its doors because its Christian owners refused to include same-sex weddings in its pages.
Cedric Fourie: No ladies, being gay is not “a waste”
Skeem Saam star and LGBTQI ally Cedric Fourie has clapped back at a woman on Twitter who said that being gay is “a waste”.
This gay painter has become the most expensive living artist in the world
David Hockney’s painting of his ex-lover has just become the most expensive painting by a living artist ever sold.
DA launches LGBTIQ+ safe spaces project in KZN
The DA in KZN has launched a safe spaces project for LGBTIQ+ people in the province, involving councillors’ offices.
Gauteng’s LGBTQ community loses two drag stars in one week
Gauteng’s LGBTQ community is in mourning over the loss of two drag stalwarts, Dame Crystal Chandelier (Wayne Desmond Kleynhans) and Cindy De La Vega (Steven Jacobs).
Tanzania loses millions of dollars in aid over gay witch-hunt
Denmark, said to be Tanzania’s second biggest donor, is halting aid to the country in response to its anti-gay crackdown.
Conversion therapy triples LGBT youth suicide attempts
A new study has found that conversion therapy by parents to change their children’s sexual orientation leads to a shocking spike in attempted suicides.
Pretoria #ShameOnYou march to protest anti-LGBTIQ nations
The #ShameOnYou march on 27 November in Pretoria will take a stand against those nations that recently voted against LGBTIQ human rights at an international forum.
Trans rights victory as Guyana’s ‘cross-dressing’ law ruled unconstitutional
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that a law banning people in Guyana from dressing in the clothes of the ‘opposite sex’ in public is unconstitutional.