Survey Reveals Alarming Reality for Queer Women in SA and Beyond
A new study has found that an alarming 27% of queer women and non-binary individuals in South Africans feel unsafe in their neighbourhoods.
Cape Town: Community Mourns Linten Jutzen After Shocking Murder
Cape Town’s LGBTQI+ community is heartbroken following the brutal murder of 44-year-old Linten Jutzen, a beloved and vibrant figure.
Remembering Thomie Holtzhausen: A Stalwart of Durban’s LGBTQ+ Community and Nightlife
The news of Thomie Holtzhausen’s death from cancer has left Durban’s LGBTQ+ and theatre communities in shock and sadness.
“We Are Not a Footnote”: Roché Kester on Lesbian Visibility, Power and Healing
As we mark Lesbian Visibility Week, we speak to one of South Africa’s most committed and fearless voices in queer activism: Roché Kester.
Muhsin Hendricks: Still No Justice After Queer Imam’s Assassination
More than two months after the assassination of gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks, the pain remains raw, and the calls for justice more urgent.
Dear Helen Zille: Don’t Confuse Misinformation With Facts
In an open letter, South African transgender advocate Brent Janse van Vuuren responds to Helen Zille’s latest anti-trans diatribe.
Our HIV Programme Is Collapsing — and Our Government Is Nowhere to Be Seen
We’re watching the largest HIV treatment programme in the world unravelling, writes Professor Francois Venter. So where is the government?
Helen Zille’s Transphobia: Hate Dressed up as “Common sense”
In the wake of a regressive UK Supreme Court ruling, Helen Zille, the Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance’s Federal Council, has continued to make dangerous and misinformed claims about transgender people. She has asserted that they are a danger to society, children and women’s rights and, most recently, that trans identities are equivalent to eating […]
Colour Me Bold: The Lesbian-Led Foundation Rewriting Rural Queer Futures
Lesbian couple Sithembiso Thipe and Faith Edmunds tell us how they are centering the lived realities of queer women in North West Province.
Queer 101: Conversion Therapy Explained – The Hidden Abuse Still Facing LGBTQ+ People
Behind the progressive legal framework, LGBTQ+ conversion therapy remains alive and unchecked in South Africa. Here’s what you need to know.