South Africa LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch: June 2024
An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and case updates in South Africa in June 2024, collated by OUT and MambaOnline.
Charges Mount Against Cape Town Grindr Gang Suspects
More victims come forward with accusations against three Gauteng men arrested in Cape Town in connection with a Grindr gang syndicate attack.
USA: Report Provides Insight Into Queer Families
A new study on queer families reveals that an estimated 2.5 million LGBTQ adults are raising children the age of 18 in the United States.
Inaugural Unite South Africa Awards Recognises Inclusive Creativity
The power of inclusive creativity was celebrated at the inaugural Unite South Africa Awards, recognising the best LGBTQIA+ affirming work from WPP agencies in South Africa.
Ghana: Supreme Court Delays Decision on Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
The Supreme Court of Ghana has postponed its ruling on two applications challenging the country’s oppressive Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.
Trans Women in Zimbabwe Defying Economic Exclusion
While trans women in Zimbabwe face discrimination in many areas of life, Haylie and Queen have found economic empowerment on their own terms.
Uganda: New Court Bid to Overturn Draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act
Activists in Uganda have filed an appeal against the Constitutional Court’s April ruling that upheld the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Burkina Faso Moves to Outlaw Homosexuality
Burkina Faso’s military government has taken the regressive step of banning same-sex intimacy, harkening back to colonial-era attitudes.
Prosecution of Joburg Grindr Gang Seven to Continue
Despite fears of their release, the case against the Grindr Gang men accused of kidnapping and beating a Joburg student remains on track.
Namibia’s Sodomy Laws Have Been Overturned – What That Means for LGBTIQ+ Rights in the country
The Namibian High Court recently invalidated the country’s colonial-era “sodomy law”, which made consensual sexual acts between men a crime.