Victory as Eswatini Supreme Court rules in favour of LGBTIQ+ rights group
In a landmark victory, the Supreme Court of Eswatini has ruled that the government must allow an LGBTIQ+ rights organisation to be registered.
Tendai Thondhlana: Breaking Barriers and Amplifying Voices
Activist and communication guru Tendai Thondhlana opens up about his personal journey and his views on LGBTIQ+ activism in Africa.
Online Safety: Social media’s failure to protect LGBTQ+ users revealed
A report sheds light on the alarming failure of major social media platforms to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from hate speech and online harm.
Award-winning activist and documentarian Angelo Louw releases debut book
Queer climate activist and documentary filmmaker Angelo Louw has released his debut book to mark Youth Month and Pride Month.
SA LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch: May 2023
An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and case updates in South Africa in May 2023, collated by OUT and Mamba.
Uganda: Archbishop of Canterbury must repent for LGBTQ+ support
The Archbishop of Uganda, Stephen Kaziimba, has called on the Church of England to repent for not supporting the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people.
Cape Town anti-LGBTQ rainbow crossing protest flops
The threatened homophobic vandalism of Cape Town’s rainbow pedestrian crossing to protest LGBTQ inclusion turned out to be a damp squib.
Cape Town politician declares war on “f*g’s paradise”
The head of an obscure South African political party is desperately attempting to secure relevance on social media with threats to vandalise Cape Town’s rainbow crossing.
Al Jama-ah demands LGBTIQ+ exclusion from SA’s national family policy
Al Jama-ah, Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s homophobic party, has demanded that LGBTIQ+ groups “stop imposing their practices on society.”
‘State of Emergency’ declared for LGBTQ+ Americans
The largest LGBTQ+ rights group in the US has, for the first time ever, officially declared a ‘State of Emergency’ for LGBTQ+ Americans.