Profiting From Hate: Social Media Giants Failing LGBTQ+ Users
GLAAD’s new Social Media Safety Index reveals that major social media platforms are failing to provide basic protections to ensure the safety of LGBTQ+ users.
“They Don’t See Us”: Maya Sebopelo’s Fight for Gender-Affirming Care
“They treat us like our healthcare doesn’t matter,” says transgender Pretoria student Maya Sebopelo about her struggle to access gender-affirming care.
Pride Marchers Celebrate Progress in Townships But Justice System Must Do Better
About 100 people, some waving rainbow flags, marched through the streets of Strand in Cape Town to celebrate the 12th Khumbulani Pride event.
Report: LGBTIQ+ Hate “Family Values” Conference Coming to South Africa
The 2027 Pan-African Conference on Family Values – a platform to attack and demonise the LGBTIQ+ community – will reportedly take place in South Africa.
“Resist Hate, Restore Dignity”: SA Officials Reaffirm Commitment to LGBTQI+ Rights on IDAHOBIT
South African Deputy Ministers Andries Nel and Mapaseka Steve Letsike affirmed the rights of the LGBTQI+ community at an IDAHOBIT event on Friday.
IDAHOBIT 2025: Celebrating the Power of Communities Amid Global Threats
As the world marks the 2025 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), the call to action has never been more urgent.
Far-Right Leaders Amplify African Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric at Nairobi Conference
As a “family values” conference ends in Nairobi, activists raise alarm over global far-right ideologies targeting LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights in Africa.
Aaron Motsoaledi: “HIV Progress Won’t Be Reversed by Donor Cuts”
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has sought to downplay the impact of the withdrawal of donor funding by the United States on South Africa’s HIV response.
Five Years On: Same-Sex Wedding Discrimination Case Drags On
Questions are mounting about the delays in the SA Human Rights Commission case against the Beloftebos wedding venue which marked five years without resolution.
ILGA World Reinstates Israeli LGBTQ+ Group’s Membership
Following a suspension ahead of last year’s ILGA World Conference in South Africa, ILGA World has reinstated the membership of Israeli LGBTQ+ organisation, The Aguda.