Ghana | 21 LGBTIQ+ activists finally granted bail
After spending three weeks in jail, 21 activists unlawfully arrested in Ghana for simply discussing LGBTIQ+ rights have been granted bail.
Eastern Cape pastor accused of homophobia at GBV event
A pastor accused of spewing homophobia at an event that was meant to combat gender-based violence says she regrets her dangerous words.
DF Malan school apologises, but doesn’t say what for
DF Malan High School has issued a vague and ambiguous apology that fails to acknowledge the homophobic trauma it imposed on LGBTIQ+ learners.
DF Malan | ACDP backs school homophobia amid investigations
While two investigations have been launched into the homophobia that took place at DF Malan High, the ACDP has come out in full support of the school’s discriminatory stance. On Thursday, both the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) announced that they’d launched investigations into the Cape Town […]
Fury as Cape Town school bans LGBTIQ+ students from marking Pride Month
LGBTIQ+ learners at an Afrikaans school in the Western Cape were harassed and blocked from marking Pride because it would be “disruptive”.
Ghana | 21 LGBTQ+ activists denied bail for third time
UN human rights experts have slammed the detention of 21 LGBTQ+ human rights defenders in Ghana who continue to be denied bail.
The 2nd United Prides of Africa is happening
Pride organisations around Africa are set to host the second United Prides of Africa online event on Saturday 26 June.
Pride Month | Christian boys’ school flies rainbow flag
For the second year, St John’s College Christian boys’ school in Johannesburg has flown the rainbow flag to mark LGBTQI+ Pride Month.
Pastor TB Joshua remembered for harmful LGBTQ+ conversion therapy
Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has died amid calls for MultiChoice to suspend his channel over his church’s gay conversion therapy practices.
Becoming Yaya Mavundla
Outspoken transgender activist and reality star Yaya Mavundla expresses controversial views on LGBTIQ+ activism and classism in the community.