PrEP | Experts call for calm after Aussie man becomes infected with HIV
Clinicians have called for calm following news that an Australian man has become infected with HIV, apparently while using PrEP. PrEP is a daily medication that has been proven to be highly effective in preventing HIV-negative people from getting HIV, if taken correctly. There are reports that the Melbourne man contracted the virus while participating […]
Indonesia | Gay men caned in front of 300 cheering people
Two gay men have faced the pain and humiliation of being caned in front of a cheering crowd in Indonesia, simply for having consensual sex in private. On Tuesday, hundreds of enthusiastic people gathered in a mosque courtyard in the capital of the Aceh province. They came to watch the victims standing on a stage […]
LGBTI crackdown | 140 men arrested at “gay sauna” party in Indonesia
Indonesia’s LGBTI community is facing unprecedented persecution as more than 100 men are arrested for attending a party at an alleged gay sauna. According to The Guardian, police raided ‘The Wild One’ event at a sauna and gym in Jakarta on Sunday. A total of 141 men, including the owner and staff, were detained for […]
Hate crime crisis | Lerato Moloi laid to rest
Twenty-seven-year-old murdered lesbian Lerato Moloi was laid to rest on the weekend amid accusations that her funeral was “hijacked” by the ANC. Moloi’s half naked body was discovered hidden in tall grass on 14 May in Soweto’s Naledi Ext. It’s believed that she was raped. The top half of her body was crushed with large rocks. […]
Hate crime and anti-homophobia marches in CT and Durban
Here’s your chance to say no to hate and homophobia. Two marches will take place in Cape Town and Durban on Saturday 20 May to remember the victims of LGBTI hate crimes. Both events will show their support for the 5 – Justice Denied campaign, which is highlighting five unresolved cases of anti-LGBTI hate in […]
Hate crime crisis | Free State gay man killed and dumped in hole
The bodies of LGBTI people continue to pile up, with no end in sight. Just days after the murder of Lerato Moloi in Soweto, it’s been reported that a gay man has been killed in the Free State. Activists have told Mambaonline that the body of 26-year-old Stephen Nketsi was found dumped in a hole in the […]
Nigeria | Increase in support for LGB equality but levels of homophobia remain dire
While there’s been an increase in tolerance towards LGB people, the vast majority of Nigerians still believe that they are not entitled to basic human rights. These findings were included in the results of a new survey of 2000 Nigerians that maps the perception and awareness of LGBT people in Africa’s most populous nation. Amongst the […]
Finally free | Meet Chelsea Manning in full colour
Chelsea Manning has celebrated her release from prison with the first full colour picture of herself as a proudly transgender woman. On Thursday, Manning posted the photographic portrait on Instagram, just a day after being set free. She looked radiant with a stylish strawberry blonde pixie cut. Manning commented alongside the picture: “Okay, so here […]
PLUS, Africa’s first LGBTI business network, has been launched
Africa’s first organisation that will promote the interests of LGBTI owned businesses and LGBTI entrepreneurs and employees was launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. Named PLUS, the network is a groundbreaking initiative of The Other Foundation, which advances equality and freedom in southern Africa, with a focus on sexual orientation and gender identity. PLUS aims […]
SA Human Rights Commission confirms it’s investigating Gretha Wiid
Following her recent “apology”, the SA Human Rights Commission has confirmed that it is going ahead with an investigation into Gretha Wiid’s published views on homosexuality. Wiid is a Christian relationship “expert” who has become something of a celebrity in the Afrikaans community. An excerpt from one of her advice books for young people on […]