Charl-Jaquairdo is the new Mr Gay World South Africa!
Charl-Jaquairdo van Helsdingen from Johannesburg has been chosen as Mr Gay World South Africa 2019, in a closely watched online competition.
A new queer chorus for Johannesburg
The recently founded Johannesburg Queer Chorus (JQC) is gearing up to host its first rehearsals in March following four months of planning and preparation.
Rapport slammed for “malicious” article demeaning transgender children
Rapport has been blasted for an article that belittled transgender children as individuals who are confused about their “real” gender.
Desmond Tutu’s long history of fighting for lesbian and gay rights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is mostly known to the world for campaigning against apartheid but he has also become one of the continent’s most prominent advocates for the rights of lesbian and gay people.
Pressure grows for eSwatini to legalise same-sex love
As the eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) government argues that LGBTIQ people are “unnatural”, a new petition is demanding that it decriminalise same-sex intimacy.
PTA trans women locked out of insurance payout
A transgender woman has experienced one of the many challenges involved in updating the gender marker in her identity documents.
Lindo Cele murder accused bail hearing postponed
The bail application of the man accused of murdering LGBTIQ musician Lindo Cele in a suspected hate crime has been postponed to later this month.
How might our outlook on gender and sexuality change in the next decade?
It’s plain to see that the global LGBTQI+ community have seen great strides being made over the past ten years, so what will the next decade bring?
President of Seychelles opens Commonwealth equality meeting
The President of Seychelles Danny Faure has launched a meeting of Commonwealth activists on discrimination against women, girls and the LGBT community.
Wait, so is Somizi having a THIRD wedding?
Can too much be too much? Somizi Mhlongo has announced that he and husband Mohale Motaung are planning to tie the knot for the third time in an overseas location.