Pretoria Pride to commemorate African LGBTIQ+ heroes
The 2018 Pretoria Pride theme has been announced and this year it is all about “Pride for Purpose”. The theme aims to raise awareness on what has been done by African LGBTIQ+ activists within the community and also raise awareness on the work that is still yet to be done. Each week, the Pretoria Pride […]
Bermuda | Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage, again!
In a stunning development, after becoming the first nation in the world to reverse marriage equality, Bermuda’s Supreme Court has ordered it to be reinstated. The court first legalised same-sex marriage in May last year, but in February, the government enacted a controversial law replacing same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships. The Domestic Partnership Act offered […]
Shock as Cape Town gay venue hit by homophobic bomb threat
Café Manhattan, a Cape Town gay institution, was briefly closed after a bomb threat that appears to have been related to its LGBTIQ patrons. Vlogger Adam Spires said he noticed that the popular LGBTIQ restaurant and bar was closed and surrounded by police tape on Wednesday, while having lunch with a friend in the De […]
Gay wedding cake ruling NOT a victory for religious bigots
American LGBTQ activists insist that Monday’s US Supreme Court ruling in favour of an anti-gay baker was a minor setback that does not allow businesses to discriminate. The court found that the rights of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, had been violated by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which in 2014 found him guilty […]
EU countries must recognise residency rights of same-sex spouses
An American man will finally be allowed to live with his Romanian husband in Romania after a groundbreaking ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on same-sex spouses. The court decided on Tuesday that every member country in the European Union (EU) must now give equal residency rights to spouses of the same-sex even […]
Brasil | World’s largest Pride march (In Pictures)
Brazil’s largest Pride march took place this past Sunday and saw hundreds of thousands parading on the streets of Sao Paulo as part of the international Pride month celebrations. The event is considered to the world’s biggest LGBTIQ parade and this year’s theme, “Power to the LGBT – Our Vote, Our Voice,” focused on the […]
Shock as US Supreme court rules for anti-gay baker
The US Supreme court has ruled in favour of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a gay wedding cake. On Monday, the court ruled 7-2 that the rights of Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop, had been violated by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The Commission in 2014 found him guilty of discrimination […]
Botswana | Frustration as decriminalisation case postponed
A case challenging the constitutionality of the ban on same-sex sexual acts between consenting adults in Botswana has been delayed. The historic case was to have been heard last week Thursday in the High Court of Botswana in Gaborone but was postponed due to logistical reasons. It is understood that the court was unable to […]
Queer culture | 2018 Gerald Kraak Award goes to Pwaangulongii Dauod
Nigerian writer Pwaangulongii Dauod was announced as the winner of the Gerald Kraak Award at the recent launch of the As You like It African queer anthology. His essay, Africa’s future has no space for stupid black men, which is included in the book, was chosen as the winning submission, earning a R25,000 cash prize. […]
Nigerians march for LGBTI victims of violence in Lagos
A group of brave Nigerians has faced arrest and abuse by openly marching in support of LGBTI lives in the streets of Lagos on Monday. The individuals protested as part of the National Day of Mourning and Remembrance, held by civil society organisations to condemn high levels of violence in the country and to mourn […]