New HIV variant shows urgent need for universal treatment
The discovery of a new fast-spreading HIV variant is highlighting the urgency of ensuring that everyone living with HIV is on treatment.
Frustration at Ceres male gang-rape sentence delay
The young gay man who was raped by three men in Ceres is forced to endure another wait as the sentencing of his assailants is delayed again.
35 out LGBTQ+ athletes competing in Beijing Winter Olympics
Thirty-five out LGBTQ+ athletes are taking part in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with at least one calling out China for human rights abuses.
LGBT+ suicides and mental health in the spotlight
In the wake of two recent suicides, alarms have been raised about a mental health crisis in South Africa’s LGBT+ community.
Anger grows at Census 2022 LGBTIQ exclusion
While Stats SA promises to meet with LGBTIQ representatives, anger continues to rise at the erasure of LGBTIQ+ identities from Census 2022.
Three new queer music releases to groove to
Queer music fans can thrill to new releases from the UK’s Years & Years, America’s Joy Oladokun and South Africa’s own Jamie-Lee Sexton.
The enduring legacy of sterling queer thespian, Sir Antony Sher
Sir Antony Sher, the legendary Shakespearean stage actor, passed away on 2 December last year, aged 72, following a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Same-sex penguin couple welcome hatchling
Congratulations are in order for a same-sex penguin couple who’ve become proud parents after caring for a foster egg.
Lesbian traumatised after being raped by “father figure”
A 30-year-old lesbian from Johannesburg was brutally attacked and raped by someone she regarded as a father figure.
Iran | Two men hanged for homosexuality
Two men in Iran have been hanged to death after being found guilty and jailed on charges related to homosexuality six years ago.