LGBT rights Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://mamba.lgbt/tag/lgbt-rights/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:23:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png LGBT rights Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://mamba.lgbt/tag/lgbt-rights/ 32 32 Zambia | Same-sex couple arrested & shamed, face torture https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/27/zambia-same-sex-couple-arrested-shamed-face-torture/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/27/zambia-same-sex-couple-arrested-shamed-face-torture/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:09:32 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=96328 Police in Zambia have arrested two men after they were allegedly caught having sex, sending one for a forced medical exam.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/27/zambia-same-sex-couple-arrested-shamed-face-torture/feed/ 0 Russian teen fined for ‘gay propaganda’ fights back https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/20/russian-teen-fined-for-gay-propaganda-fights-back/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/20/russian-teen-fined-for-gay-propaganda-fights-back/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:05:26 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=87564 A teenager, who is the first minor to be charged under Russia's so-called 'gay propaganda' law, is fighting against his conviction.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/20/russian-teen-fined-for-gay-propaganda-fights-back/feed/ 0 Israel to launch its first LGBTQ political party https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/06/israel-to-see-its-first-lgbt-political-party/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/06/israel-to-see-its-first-lgbt-political-party/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:58:18 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=86904 The Israeli state will see the birth of its first LGBT political organisation, said to represent all LGBT members of the country, on Tuesday, August 7.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/06/israel-to-see-its-first-lgbt-political-party/feed/ 1 Did Ellen DeGeneres’ visit to Kenya and Tanzania go against her LGBT activism? https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/06/did-ellen-degeneres-visit-to-kenya-and-tanzania-go-against-her-lgbt-activism/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/06/did-ellen-degeneres-visit-to-kenya-and-tanzania-go-against-her-lgbt-activism/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:57:33 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=84319 American television host Ellen DeGeneres recently visited Kenya and Tanzania to celebrate her 60th birthday, with wife Portia De Rossi. Although the couple no doubt had the intention of enjoying the stunning scenery and wildlife that Africa has to offer, should we be concerned that such an influential member of the global LGBT community has traveled to […]

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/06/did-ellen-degeneres-visit-to-kenya-and-tanzania-go-against-her-lgbt-activism/feed/ 4 Shock as US Supreme court rules for anti-gay baker https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/04/shock-as-us-supreme-court-rules-for-anti-gay-baker/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/04/shock-as-us-supreme-court-rules-for-anti-gay-baker/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:44:28 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=84197 The US Supreme court has ruled in favour of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a gay wedding cake. On Monday, the court ruled 7-2 that the rights of Jack Phillips, owner of the  Masterpiece Cakeshop, had been violated by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The Commission in 2014 found him guilty of discrimination […]

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/04/shock-as-us-supreme-court-rules-for-anti-gay-baker/feed/ 0 Botswana | Frustration as decriminalisation case postponed https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/04/botswana-frustration-as-decriminalisation-case-postponed/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/04/botswana-frustration-as-decriminalisation-case-postponed/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 11:05:03 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=84160 A case challenging the constitutionality of the ban on same-sex sexual acts between consenting adults in Botswana has been delayed. The historic case was to have been heard last week Thursday in the High Court of Botswana in Gaborone but was postponed due to logistical reasons. It is understood that the court was unable to […]

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