ACDP councillor slams PE’s LGBTQ flag. Says homosexuality “an abomination”
A Nelson Mandela Bay councillor has lashed out at the municipality for flying a rainbow flag last week, and attacked LGBTQ people as sinful. In an interview with Herald Live, African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) councillor Lance Grootboom said: “Homosexuality is an abomination, biblically.” He was reacting to the municipality marking Pride month by raising […]
Peter Ngqibs – a queer South African artist making waves internationally
While it’s become evident that South Africa is still reluctant to provide equal and fair opportunities to its LGBT+ artists, the international landscape is not sleeping on this talent. Meet Peter Ngqibs (Peter Ncanywa) a South African queer singer-songwriter living in the US who is making waves in the United Kingdom and the States. Peter […]
Policeman accused of beating women because they are lesbian
A suspended Mthatha police officer in the Eastern Cape has been accused of assaulting four women in his home allegedly because they are lesbian. He is due to appear in court on 17 July. The women say that the off-duty officer and his mother hit them with sticks while they were sleeping over at his house […]
Huh? Lewis Hamilton wears kilt to “make amends” for shaming nephew
Formula One star Lewis Hamilton is on the cover of British GQ wearing a kilt, apparently as a sign of deep contrition for publicly shaming his nephew for wearing a dress. In a Christmas Day video last year, the British racing driver told his more than 5 million followers on Instagram that he was “so […]
Anti-LGBT crackdown fuels HIV health crisis in Indonesia
The Indonesian authorities are accused of fueling an HIV epidemic by standing by and in some cases supporting a growing crackdown against LGBT people. Human Rights Watch says that the government’s failure to halt arbitrary and unlawful raids by police and militant Islamists on private LGBT gatherings has effectively derailed public health outreach efforts to […]
Durban Pride 2018 (In Pictures)
The 2018 Durban Pride parade and festival took place at Gugu Dlamini Park on Saturday, June 30. Many came out dressed in bright LGBT+ rainbow colours to commemorate this year’s theme, Keeping the Promise to LGBTQI+ People. The event began with a march at noon from the park, past City Hall and back to the […]
Theresa May: UK will ban ‘gay cure’ therapies in major new LGBT policy
So-called conversion therapy, aimed at changing people’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is set to be banned in the UK, the government has announced. The decision forms part of a new “LGBT action plan” released on Tuesday and devised in response to the largest-ever national survey of LGBT people in the world. The UK survey, […]
Istanbul Pride banned and attacked by police
Police have used rubber bullets and pepper spray to disperse defiant members of the LGBTIQ community in Turkey after Istanbul Pride was banned for the fourth year. The pride was refused a permit because, said the organisers, police claimed they “could not take steps to secure their safety and did not find it appropriate for […]
History made as first eSwatini Pride declared a “perfect” success
Closing off International Pride Month, the kingdom of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) hosted its first LGBTQ pride march – and thousands came out to support the historic event. Organiser Melusi Simelane, from Rock of Hope, said he was beyond thrilled with the number of people who attended the parade. “We weren’t expecting so many people. The stadium […]
Durban Pride 2018 | LGBTQ community demands promises be kept
Durban Pride took place this past Saturday, June 30, at Gugu Dlamini Park, under the theme of “Keep the Promise to LGBTQI+ People.” The event began with a march at noon from the park, past City Hall and back to the venue. Participants held up rainbow pride and transgender flags and placards calling for LGBTQ […]