SA LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch: February 2023
An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and case updates in South Africa in February 2023, collated by OUT and Mamba.
RuPaul speaks out against drag ban laws
With the US gripped in a backlash against drag performers, RuPaul has slammed politicians for trying to distract voters from real issues.
Southern African Anglican Church rejects blessing same-sex unions
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa scraps a proposal to allow clergy to bless same-sex unions while also renouncing same-sex marriage.
Zambia: Four arrested for “championing homosexuality” in GBV march
The arrest of four women in Zambia for holding a march that police say was used to “champion homosexuality” has sparked a wave of homophobia.
Uganda: Ramaphosa welcomes Museveni despite new anti-LGBTIQ+ bill
President Ramaphosa is accused of hypocrisy for welcoming President Museveni in the same week that a new anti-LGBTIQ+ bill was introduced in Uganda’s Parliament.
Tom Daley just took on Cape Town’s Table Mountain
If you happened to be hiking up Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain recently, you might have bumped into queer British Olympian Tom Daley.
US states pass drag-ban bills amid wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Conservative American lawmakers are now targeting drag shows as a threat to young people through alarming new anti-LGBTQ legislation.
New collective to campaign for intersex rights in Southern Africa
Intersex activists from across Southern Africa have come together to fight for the protection of the rights of intersex people in the region.
Court victory for LGBTIQ+ community in Kenya
The Supreme Court of Kenya has confirmed the right of an LGBTIQ+ human rights organisation to be legally registered by the government.
Namibia: Attorney General defends homosexuality ban
Festus Mbandeka, the attorney general of Namibia, has described homosexuality as unacceptable and immoral in a bid to uphold the country’s discriminatory ban on same-sex sexuality.