WQMD – Queer Physical & Mental Health
In this episode, WQMD talks to Vincent “Vee” Nkosi from The Aurum Institute’s Pop Inn clinics about queer physical and mental health.
EFF condemns homophobic monkeypox rhetoric
The EFF has slammed “the homophobic and dangerous rhetoric” that’s being spread about the monkeypox outbreak “in the strongest terms”.
Oslo Pride: Marchers refuse to bow to hate
Despite the cancellation of Oslo Pride, LGBTIQ+ Norwegians defiantly took to the streets to march in the wake of the deadly gay bar shooting.
Oslo Pride cancelled after deadly gay bar shooting
The organisers of this weekend’s Oslo Pride parade have cancelled the event in the wake of a gunman’s deadly attack on a gay nightclub.
Report: Body of Refilwe Malope found in mine shaft
A body believed to be that of kidnapped lesbian woman Refiloe Malope has reportedly been found at the bottom of mine shaft in Benoni.
The Radical: A documentary about world’s first gay imam
A documentary film about Capetonian Muhsin Hendricks, who became the world’s first openly gay imam, is premiering at the Encounters Film Festival.
Alarm & homophobia as first monkeypox case confirmed in SA
Queer South Africans are concerned about a rise in homophobic stigma as the country’s first monkeypox case is confirmed.
Ghana | LGBTIQ+ groups sue govt over discrimination and arrests
Several groups in Ghana are challenging the government’s unlawful arrest and detention of 21 LGBTI activists and community members.
Bonang Gaelae’s hate crime killer gets 38-year sentence
Activists have welcomed the sentencing of Simon Mokoena, the man who murdered 29-year-old Bonang Gaelae in a hate crime stabbing.
New ban dubbed an “attack” on transgender swimmers
Controversial new international rules that restrict transgender swimmers from competing could see more sporting codes following suit.