LGBTI Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/tag/lgbti/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:29:22 +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 LGBTI Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/tag/lgbti/ 32 32 33 transgender people arrested in Uganda https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/22/33-transgender-people-arrested-in-uganda/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/22/33-transgender-people-arrested-in-uganda/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:24:57 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=96236 A group of transgender activists who were taking part in a training workshop in Uganda were arrested on Tuesday.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/22/33-transgender-people-arrested-in-uganda/feed/ 0 Senegal | Two jailed over gay sex video https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/10/04/senegal-two-jailed-over-gay-sex-video/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/10/04/senegal-two-jailed-over-gay-sex-video/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2018 08:27:32 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=89071 At least two people have received jail sentences in Senegal after a woman uploaded a six second video of a gay male couple having sex without their permission.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/10/04/senegal-two-jailed-over-gay-sex-video/feed/ 0 Minister Gigaba commits to resolving LGBTI issues at Home Affairs https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/09/21/minister-gigaba-commits-to-resolving-lgbti-issues-at-home-affairs/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/09/21/minister-gigaba-commits-to-resolving-lgbti-issues-at-home-affairs/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:00:33 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=88671 The Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, has once again promised to address the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTI South Africans when dealing with the Department of Home Affairs.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/09/21/minister-gigaba-commits-to-resolving-lgbti-issues-at-home-affairs/feed/ 1 Uganda’s chief homophobe tries to ban music festival over LGBTQ panic https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/09/05/ugandas-chief-homophobe-tries-to-ban-music-festival-over-lgbtq-panic/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/09/05/ugandas-chief-homophobe-tries-to-ban-music-festival-over-lgbtq-panic/#respond Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:26:30 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=88184 Uganda's crackpot homophobic Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, has attempted to ban an international music festival because it would "promote homosexuality".

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/09/05/ugandas-chief-homophobe-tries-to-ban-music-festival-over-lgbtq-panic/feed/ 0 Traditional leaders and LGBTI community engage at KZN conference https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/03/traditional-leaders-and-lgbti-community-meet-in-kzn-conference/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/03/traditional-leaders-and-lgbti-community-meet-in-kzn-conference/#respond Fri, 03 Aug 2018 10:45:48 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=86610 Traditional leaders, healers, academics and activists have come together at a conference to look at the acceptance and inclusion of the LGBTI community in KwaZulu-Natal.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/03/traditional-leaders-and-lgbti-community-meet-in-kzn-conference/feed/ 0 Shock as top Ugandan LGBTI activist renounces her lesbianism https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/02/shock-as-well-known-ugandan-lgbti-activist-says-shes-no-longer-gay/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/02/shock-as-well-known-ugandan-lgbti-activist-says-shes-no-longer-gay/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:47:39 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=86700 Val Kalende, a well-known Ugandan LGBTI activist, has shocked her colleagues around the world by announcing that she is "no longer" a lesbian.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/02/shock-as-well-known-ugandan-lgbti-activist-says-shes-no-longer-gay/feed/ 2 Zimbabwe | 50% of gay men assaulted and 64% disowned https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/27/zimbabwe-50-of-gay-men-have-been-assaulted-over-the-last-5-years/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/27/zimbabwe-50-of-gay-men-have-been-assaulted-over-the-last-5-years/#respond Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:47:50 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=86428 Zimbabwe's LGBTI rights group, GALZ, has released a report that analyses the trends emerging from the violations of LGBTI people's rights in the country between 2012 to 2017.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/27/zimbabwe-50-of-gay-men-have-been-assaulted-over-the-last-5-years/feed/ 0 Love, violence and daily survival: inside Morocco’s LGBTI community https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/05/love-violence-and-daily-survival-inside-moroccos-lgbtiq-community/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/05/love-violence-and-daily-survival-inside-moroccos-lgbtiq-community/#respond Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:29:40 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=84247 Omar is a 21-year-old gay Moroccan. He spends his life looking over his shoulder, trying not to draw attention to himself. I interviewed Omar while researching my book, Gender and Violence in the Middle East, and he told me: Personally, I try to be discreet, avoid getting too much attention when I’m in certain places […]

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