South Africa celebrates Trans Day of Visibility
To mark the International Trans Day of Visibility, one group teamed up with Home Affairs to assist trans folk with identity document changes.
Free speech concerns dominate Hate Crimes Bill hearings
Three days of public hearings about the controversial Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill kicked off on Tuesday.
UN body condemns criminalisation of intimacy between women
A UN women’s rights committee rules that the criminalisation of same-sex intimacy between women is a human rights violation.
Bongs Ndima resigns as Mr Gay World South Africa
Bongs Ndima has resigned as the first black Mr Gay World South Africa in a shocking falling out with the organisers of the contest.
LGBTQIA+ Disney employees walk out over “Don’t Say Gay Bill”
Hundreds of LGBTQIA+ Disney employees have staged walkouts to protest the company’s failure to condemn Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Jussie Smollett released after 6 days in jail
The drama in the Jussie Smollett case continues as the former television star is released on bail pending the outcome of his appeal.
KZN lesbian murdered after she rejects man’s advances
Pinky Shongwe, a 32-year old lesbian woman, has been brutally stabbed to death, reportedly because she rejected a man’s romantic advances.
Cameroon | Some justice for intersex person attacked by mob
One of the people who brutally beat an intersex person in a mob attack in Cameroon last year has been jailed by a Yaoundé court.
It’s over for Moshe Ndiki and Phelo Bala
One of SA’s most high profile gay celebrity couples, Moshe Ndiki and Phelo Bala, have sadly broken up after a tumultuous relationship.
Mamelodi school agrees to LGBTI-inclusive uniform policy
LGBTI+ learners continue to face discriminatory school uniform policies that have no place in modern South Africa.