Ramaphosa | SA “should be deeply ashamed” of LGBTIQ+ hate murders

President Ramaphosa has finally condemned the recent rise in LGBTIQ+ hate crime murders, doing so in his Freedom Day address.
LGBTIQ+ hate crimes crisis update

As the President remains silent, pressure grows on the government to take action against LGBTIQ+ hate crimes. Here’s an update on the crisis.
Parliament must explain Hate Crimes Bill delay

The Hate Crimes Working Group says that Parliament and the Minister of Justice must explain the delays in passing the Hate Crimes Bill.
Namibia | Court rules against same-sex family’s twins

A gay father has been dealt a major blow after the High Court in Namibia ruled against his desperate bid to take his baby twins home.
SA’s queer massacre | Gay man Lonwabo Jack murdered on his birthday

South Africa’s queer bloodbath continues as Lonwabo Jack becomes the sixth (known) LGBTIQ+ person murdered in the last few months.
Listen: “Not gay enough” gay refugee abused by PTA cops

Zambian gay refugee Anold Mulaisho says he was physically and verbally abused by homophobic police officers in Pretoria.
“I’ve run from myself” The Bachelor star Colton Underwood comes out as gay

Former American professional football player and The Bachelor star Colton Underwood has revealed that he is gay after years of denial and self-loathing.
Queer hate rocks SA: Gay Gauteng man stabbed to death

In yet another suspected LGBTIQ+ hate crime, a gay man has been stabbed to death in a township in the Vaal area.
Fury at UNHCR as burned Kakuma LGBTQIA+ refugee dies

Activists slam the UNHCR after Kakuma Camp LGBTQIA+ refugee Chriton ‘Trinidad’ Atuhwera dies from burns sustained in a homophobic attack.
Queer individual Andile Ntuthela butchered and burned in Uitenhage

South Africa’s LGBTQ+ community is reeling over the horrific murder of Andile Ntuthela, a queer person in the Eastern Cape.