Ghana | LGBT+ community under attack from state and church
A recently-opened LGBT+ community centre in Ghana has been raided and shut down after coming under a hateful attack from religious leaders.
Siv Ngesi accused of appropriating drag culture
Siv Ngesi is appearing in an Adidas campaign as his alter ego Sivanna, sparking a debate about the exclusion of queer drag performers.
Kakuma LGBTQ refugees continue to face violence and abuse
Activists call on the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to urgently evacuate LGBTQ refugees from Kenya’s notorious Kakuma Camp in order to save their lives. LGBTQ individuals, many of whom fled from Uganda and are now located in the refugee camp’s Block 13, have faced intolerable conditions for years. This includes trans and homophobic violence by […]
Queer couple in deadly attack in Sebokeng
A recently-engaged queer couple is no more after one partner was killed and the other injured in a horrific hate crime attack in Sebokeng in Gauteng.
Namibian comedian Xuro Milton beaten in homophobic attack
Namibia’s LGBTQ community is outraged after popular entertainer Xuro Milton was assaulted by a homophobic security guard in his own apartment building.
Finland violated rights of child of lesbian couple
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has found that Finland failed to consider the best interests of the bullied child of a lesbian couple when rejecting his asylum request, forcing the family to return to Russia. “This is a ground-breaking decision: it is the first asylum-related case from the UN system involving […]
LGBTQIA+ groups launch #NoOneIsOneThing campaign
Iranti has kicked off its #NoOneIsOneThing campaign to showcase the complex intersectional identities which all LGBTQIA+ people embody.
Meet the Miss Drag South Africa 2020/21 finalists
Despite the challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Miss Drag South Africa will be going ahead this year, but as an online event.
Homophobic actress loses religious discrimination case
An actress who was fired from a production of The Color Purple over homophobic comments was not discriminated against because of her religious beliefs, rules a London tribunal.
Fired LGBTQ soldiers to have medals restored
Thousands of LGBTQ personnel in the British military were not only discharged because of their identity but were also stripped of or denied medals they’d earned.