Desperate bid to save burned Kakuma LGBTQIA+ refugees
On the morning of 15 March, a petrol bomb was thrown into a group of LGBTQIA+ refugees, allies and their children who live in Block 13 in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.
New queer networking event launched in Jozi
A new queer networking initiative that aims to become a regular event on Joburg’s LGBTQIA+ calendar was recently launched in Sandton.
SA’s LGBTQ+ community remembers Dr Sindi van Zyl as true ally
Members of South Africa’s LGBTQ+ community are mourning the tragic loss of doctor and radio host Sindi van Zyl at the age of 45.
Gay sperm donor battles same-sex couple to see child
A court battle is looming between a gay man and a same-sex couple over access to the young boy that he helped conceive as a sperm donor.
Lil Nas X “song about gay sex” tops Billboard charts
Lil Nas X has defied a homophobic backlash as his controversial new hit Montero (Call Me By Your Name) debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
Sphamandla Khoza laid to rest as queer hate festers online
The LGBTQ community over the long weekend commemorated the life of Sphamandla Khoza, the gay man who was brutally slashed to death.
Photos | Vogue Nights Jozi – The Extravaganza Ball
Jozi’s queer party scene burst back into life with Vogue Nights Jozi – The Extravaganza Ball, brought to us by Lelowhatsgood and Tutu Zondo.
Ghana | 22 arrested at “lesbian wedding”
The crackdown against the LGBTQ community in Ghana continues as police arrest 22 people at a gathering claimed to be a lesbian wedding.
Gay Durban man Sphamandla Khoza slashed to death in suspected hate crime
As the LGBTQ community welcomed the conviction of Lindo Cele’s killer, the suspected hate crime murder of Sphamandla Khoza has come to light.
Becoming | SA’s first transgender reality TV show coming to Mzansi Magic
SA first transgender reality TV show will give viewers a first-person account of the transition journey faced by many transgender people.