US lawmakers urge World Bank to suspend loans to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ+ law

Several members of the US Congress have appealed to Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, to suspend all lending to Uganda.
Rwanda takes step towards LGBTQI+ inclusivity with youth toolkit

The publication of a sexuality education toolkit is being seen as a step forward in promoting LGBTQI+ rights and acceptance in Rwanda
The unstoppable Pichi Keane, SA’s genderqueer drag queen

South African drag queen, Pichi Keane, has returned home to tour Mzansi after wowing audiences in Hong Kong with her drag cabaret.
US warns Namibia’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bills could impact HIV response

American Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador John N. Nkengasong, has addressed the alarming new anti-LGBTQ legislation recently passed in Namibia.
Civil society groups picket Uganda High Commission

Several groups have picketed against Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law in Pretoria to highlight the devastating impact it will have on the HIV epidemic.
Dozens of trans men enter Miss Italy pageant in protest

Dozens of trans men have made a bold statement by entering the Miss Italy pageant in protest against the contest’s ban on trans women.
Sex stuffed but intimacy starved?

Gay men seem to be experiencing an intimacy shortage to rival the electricity, writes Bruce J. Little. Are we selling ourselves short?
It’s not safe: My Grindr Gang experience

Members of the so-called Grindr Gang continue to actively prey on queer men in South Africa. A survivor recounts his recent experience.
New Grindr gang attack reported in Soweto

A man in Soweto has become the latest victim of the Grindr gang, criminals who target queer individuals through dating apps like Grindr.
EFF and LGBTQI+ students clash over queerphobic professor’s UCT lecture

Tensions ran high on Monday as scuffles erupted between EFF supporters and LGBTQI+ students protesting against a lecture by Patrick Lumumba.