Home Affairs considers scrapping male and female ID numbers
Gender activists have welcomed a move by the department of Home Affairs to take into account the wishes of transgender, non-binary and intersex people in allocating identity numbers.
Namibian comedian Xuro Milton beaten in homophobic attack
Namibia’s LGBTQ community is outraged after popular entertainer Xuro Milton was assaulted by a homophobic security guard in his own apartment building.
Finland violated rights of child of lesbian couple
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has found that Finland failed to consider the best interests of the bullied child of a lesbian couple when rejecting his asylum request, forcing the family to return to Russia. “This is a ground-breaking decision: it is the first asylum-related case from the UN system involving […]
LGBTQIA+ groups launch #NoOneIsOneThing campaign
Iranti has kicked off its #NoOneIsOneThing campaign to showcase the complex intersectional identities which all LGBTQIA+ people embody.
Meet the Miss Drag South Africa 2020/21 finalists
Despite the challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Miss Drag South Africa will be going ahead this year, but as an online event.
Homophobic actress loses religious discrimination case
An actress who was fired from a production of The Color Purple over homophobic comments was not discriminated against because of her religious beliefs, rules a London tribunal.
How the gay party scene short-circuited and became a moneymaking bonanza
The circuit party emerged in the late 1980s and came out of the underground gay party and club scene established by Black and Latino men.
Fired LGBTQ soldiers to have medals restored
Thousands of LGBTQ personnel in the British military were not only discharged because of their identity but were also stripped of or denied medals they’d earned.
Gay men who ‘sound gay’ face more stigma and discrimination
Researchers say gay men are more likely than lesbian women to face stigma and prejudice from heterosexual people due to the sound of their voice.
Here’s SA’s new gay rom-com, No Hiding Here
No Hiding Here, a new feel-good South African gay rom-com, has arrived to touch the hearts of audiences on Showmax from 18 February.