35 out LGBTQ+ athletes competing in Beijing Winter Olympics
Thirty-five out LGBTQ+ athletes are taking part in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with at least one calling out China for human rights abuses.
Anger grows at Census 2022 LGBTIQ exclusion
While Stats SA promises to meet with LGBTIQ representatives, anger continues to rise at the erasure of LGBTIQ+ identities from Census 2022.
Three new queer music releases to groove to
Queer music fans can thrill to new releases from the UK’s Years & Years, America’s Joy Oladokun and South Africa’s own Jamie-Lee Sexton.
Same-sex penguin couple welcome hatchling
Congratulations are in order for a same-sex penguin couple who’ve become proud parents after caring for a foster egg.
Lesbian traumatised after being raped by “father figure”
A 30-year-old lesbian from Johannesburg was brutally attacked and raped by someone she regarded as a father figure.
Iran | Two men hanged for homosexuality
Two men in Iran have been hanged to death after being found guilty and jailed on charges related to homosexuality six years ago.
LGBTIQ community excluded from Census 2022
Activists are dismayed that South Africa’s national census, which kicked off this week, will not be counting the LGBTIQ community.
UK | Rise in extremely drug-resistant Shigella in gay and bi men
Health experts in the UK are advising gay and bi men to take precautions to minimise the risk of Shigella, a sexually transmitted infection.
Top or bottom: Does it define you?
Being top, bottom or versatile are unquestioned roles in gay sex life. But a recent Mamba poll shows that things are a little more complex.
UK equality watchdog slammed over trans rights stance
The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission is slammed for urging the government to delay banning transgender conversion therapy.