Pride Month Is Back! – Celebrate with Dream Hotels & Resorts
As a supporter of Pride Month, Dream Hotels & Resorts is spotlighting local ‘gaycation’ events at Little Switzerland Resort and Zimbali Lodge.
Monkeypox: Fears over growing LGBTIQ+ stigma
There’s growing concern that the monkeypox outbreak is being used to stigmatise gay and bi men, bringing back memories of the early days of the HIV epidemic.
The first transgender Barbie doll is based on Laverne Cox
Toy company Mattel has released the first-ever transgender Barbie and it’s modelled on the award-winning American star Laverne Cox.
Queer books: Nigerian Roy Udeh-Ubaka wins Gerald Kraak Prize
Nigerian Roy Udeh-Ubaka was announced as the 2022 Gerald Kraak Prize winner at a glittering event in Cape Town.
History made as LGBTIQ+ Pride comes to Robben Island (Photos)
For the first time, the rainbow flag has been flown on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.
Cape Town activists protest at opening of LGBTIQ+ conference
The Kopano LGBTQI+ gathering currently taking place in Cape Town has come under fire over a reception for the delegates hosted by the City.
Gauteng lesbian murdered in suspected hate crime
In suspected hate crime, the mutilated body of a lesbian woman who’d been missing for a week was found in Vereeniging after a desperate search by her family.
Age-appropriate ways of discussing queer identities with kids
Many parents might be unsure how to address diverse attractions, gender and queer identities with their kids. Here’s some useful advice.
Queer Books: Lesser Violence – Volume 1
Lesser Violence is a new collection of essays and creative non-fiction exploring responses to gendered and sexualised violence in South Africa.
I Knew Sheila Lumumba: Here Is My Story
In a moving tribute, a Kenyan activist writes about his friend, Sheila Lumumba, a non-binary lesbian who was murdered in Nairobi.