56 major companies speak out against Trump’s trans erasure plan

More than 50 major corporations have condemned the Trump Administration’s plan to redefine “sex” so that transgender people are excluded from federal discrimination protection in the US.
Boy Erased is igniting conversations about conversion therapy

Boy Erased, a major new film about a gay teenager who is forced to undergo conversion therapy, has opened in the US.
LGBTQ community in Tanzania in panic over gay witch-hunt

The LGBTQ community in Tanzania is living in fear as a government team is set to start arresting those suspected of homosexuality.
Alarm over EC Department of Education’s LGBTI pupils database

The Department of Education in the Eastern Cape has been slammed for risking the safety of LGBTI pupils by apparently planning to list them in a database.
The DA is hosting a Pride event in Rustenburg

The North West town of Rustenburg is holding a Pride event this Saturday, hosted by the DA. But are LGBTI issues being used to win votes ahead of the elections?
Tanzania | Governor calls on public to turn in gay people

The governor of Dar es Salaam has threatened to start rounding up gay people for violating Tanzania’s moral and religious values.
Report exposes arrests, violence against LGBT people in Malawi

Malawi’s laws prohibiting consensual same-sex relations foster a climate of fear and fuel violence and discrimination, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.
Miss Gay Western Cape, celebrating 10 years, is sold out

Miss Gay Western Cape, one of the country’s biggest drag events, will celebrate 10 years of existence, with a few trips down memory lane.
Historic victory as Durban’s eThekwini Council passes LGBTI+ motion

After years of refusing to be silenced, a councillor in the eThekwini Municipality has finally succeeded in having the city approve its first pro-LGBTI+ motion.
Johannesburg Pride 2018 – Gallery 2

The 29th edition of Johannesburg Pride took place on Saturday 6 October, and kicked off with a parade around the Melrose Arch precinct.