Serbia’s lesbian PM booed over EuroPride ban
Serbia’s lesbian Prime Minister has been booed at the EuroPride human rights conference after her government banned Saturday’s Pride march.
Politicians up in arms over Peppa Pig’s lesbian couple
The heartwarming inclusion of a same-sex family in an episode of the popular children’s animated series Peppa Pig is simply too much to bear for some people. An episode broadcast in the UK last week, titled Families, saw a character telling her classmates: “I’m Penny Polar Bear. I live with my mommy and my other […]
Row over LGBTIQ Pride flag at elite Cape Town school
Some parents at the exclusive Bishops Diocesan College have slammed the school’s effort to advance inclusion by flying the LGBTIQ Pride flag.
Shanon Kannigan to represent SA in Mr Gay World 2022
Johannesburg-born Shanon Kannigan will be South Africa’s representative in the upcoming Mr Gay World contest in Cape Town on 15 October 2022.
How gay rodeos upend assumptions about life in rural America
Gay rodeos are spaces that are challenging longstanding notions of what it means to be a cowboy in America.
Rainbow families: 6 South African queer celebrity parents
With the number of gay parents steadily growing, South African queer celebrity parents are also helping to normalise rainbow families.
Queer Books | Something in the Water
Something in the Water is a powerful collection of stories that challenge the narratives that have defined what it means to be queer and African.
Uganda | Prime Minister overturns ban on “immoral” music festival
Uganda’s notoriously homophobic Parliament has been stymied in its efforts to ban the Nyege Nyege International Music Festival which has previously been accused of “promoting” homosexuality.
Gareth Thomas spat on over HIV allegations
Gay former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas claims he’s been vilified and abused over allegations that he did not tell a former partner that he is HIV positive.
Learner suicides: call for national LGBTIQ school policy
The Legal Resources Centre says the Department of Education must implement a binding national policy to protect LGBTIQ school learners.