Formula 1 stars back LGBTIQ+ equality

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel use world’s focus around this past weekend’s Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix to support LGBTIQ+ equality.
Gay Cape Town landmark Hothouse closes down

The Hothouse, the gay bathhouse that’s been an institution in Cape Town for more than 20 years, has fallen victim to the Covid-19 crisis.
Fury over rapper DaBaby’s homophobic & ignorant HIV comments

Dua Lipa has joined those slamming US rapper DaBaby’s bizarre homophobic on-stage comments and ignorant claims that HIV is a death sentence.
UCT students boycott Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie lecture

Some students at UCT are boycotting a lecture by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who’s been accused of transphobia.
SA government urged to condemn horror Ghana anti-LGBTIQ+ bill

Cape Town Pride has written to the South African government urging it to publicly condemn the heinous new anti-LGBTIQ+ bill in Ghana.
Tanzania | SA lawyers sue government over homophobic arrests

Three human rights lawyers who were detained for “promoting homosexuality” and then deported in 2017 are suing the Tanzanian government.
Tom Daley: “I am a gay man and an Olympic champion”

Tom Daley has used his Olympic gold win in synchronised diving to offer a message of hope for LGBTQ people.
Lil Nas X dances naked in prison showers (watch)

Queer music provocateur Lil Nas X is back with another memorable video that features the star and his male dancers gyrating naked in prison.
Nakhane opens up about their lockdown depression

Out music artist, actor and author, Nakhane has written about the severe toll that lockdown had on their mental health and how they survived.
Ghana | Shocking new bill will jail LGBTIQ+ people & allies

Details of a proposed anti-LGBTIQ+ bill in Ghana have been revealed; it’s a breathtaking attack on the most basic of human rights.