People remain blind due to outdated gay cornea donation ban
Desperately-needed donated corneas from gay and bisexual men are being thrown away instead of used to help thousands of people to restore their eyesight.
Camps Bay activists to appear in court to defend occupation
The seven queer activists and artists occupying a holiday house in Camps Bay will represent themselves in court in a bid to avoid being evicted.
South African singer Nakhane redefines ideas of masculinity
South African queer artist Nakhane’s body of work, through its very public focus on queer masculinity, redefines what being a man is, writes Gibson Ncube.
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee could help stall or reverse LGBTQ equality
America’s leading LGBTQ rights group has rejected Amy Coney Barrett as President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the empty seat in the US Supreme Court.
Artist hopes portrait of LGBTIQ+ sex worker Robyn Montsumi will haunt police
A life-sized portrait of an LGBTIQ+ sex worker has been placed near the Cape Town police station where she died in custody.
Camps Bay queer activists labelled hypocrites
The DA says that the queer black activists and artists who have occupied a Camps Bay holiday house are being hypocrites by trampling on the rights and livelihoods of others to make their point.
Trans rights activists and Home Affairs minister agree to work together
Minister of Home Affairs Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and transgender activists have met in a bid to resolve ongoing problems in delivering acceptable and affirming Home Affairs services to trans South Africans.
Bible isn’t banned, why should Qwelane be, asks lawyer in Con Court
The Constitutional Court has heard arguments for and against banning certain kinds of hate speech in the decade-long case against homophobic former journalist Jon Qwelane.
Queer black activists occupy Cape Town holiday home
A group of “queer black and coloured activists from the working and middle class” are making waves by occupying an Airbnb luxury home in Cape Town.
Defying censors and the law, ‘Ìfé’ breaks new ground in Nollywood
The team behind the upcoming Nigerian film Ìfé are putting their safety at risk by defiantly releasing a Nollywood movie about lesbian love.