RuPaul Champions Drag Queens in Emmys Triumph
In a triumphant moment at the Emmys, RuPaul won his 8th Emmy Award and 5th for RuPaul’s Drag Race. Here are all the LGBTIQ+ Emmy highlights!
Ghana: Education authorities specify ban on same-sex conduct
The Ghana Education Service encourages anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment by unnecessarily singling out same-sex sexual conduct in schools as misconduct.
Gabriel Attal makes history as France’s first gay prime minister
In a historic move, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the appointment of Gabriel Attal as the first gay Prime Minister of France.
Brutal assault on trans woman sparks outrage in Namibia
In a shocking incident in Namibia, two men are facing attempted murder charges after allegedly beating and sexually assaulting a trans woman.
TikTok preacher spreads dangerous anti-LGBTIQ+ hate speech
A hate speech preacher on TikTok has directly associated LGBTIQ+ people with paedophilia, claiming that it is legal in the LGBTIQ+ community.
Uganda: Stabbed LGBTIQ+ activist Steven Kabuye recovering
Steven Kabuye, the Ugandan LGBTIQ+ activist who suffered severe knife wounds in a homophobic hate crime, has sough medical attention overseas.
Study links bisexual behaviour in men to risk-taking and more children
Researchers say that men who engage in bisexual behaviours share the same genetic markers linked to risk-taking and fathering more children.
Namibia: City denies oestrogen in water making people gay
Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, has refuted claims that high estrogen levels in the city’s water are causing an increase in homosexuality.
LGBTIQ+ activist in horrific knife attack in Uganda
Steven Kabuye, a prominent LGBTIQ+ activist in Uganda, has been brutally attacked and left in critical condition with severe knife wounds.
South Africa LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch: November 2023
An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and case updates in South Africa in November 2023, collated by OUT and Mamba.