7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (400+ words) More than six years after Botswana's courts struck down the ban on same-sex intimacy, the government has now formally removed the discriminatory provisions from the law. The provisions criminalised any person who "has carnal knowledge of any person against the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (11+ words) Why India's New Transgender Bill Is Causing Fear and Fury'Mamba Online...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (798+ words) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced an updated policy that will ban transgender women from competing in women's events at the Olympic Games, igniting outrage across the global LGBTQ+ community and raising alarm among human rights experts. The decision,…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (433+ words) South Africa's LGBTQIA+ community is set to take a significant step forward this week as the sector hosts its first-ever pilot community dialogue within the broader National Dialogue process. Scheduled for Thursday, 26 March 2026, the hybrid session marks a historic milestone,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (830+ words) Advocates across Africa and beyond have expressed alarm following reports that lawmakers in Senegal has passed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that significantly increasing criminal penalties for same-sex relationships. Same-sex intimacy has long been criminalised in Senegal under Article 319 of the penal…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (487+ words) Fitness giant Cross Fit has quietly revised its Cross Fit Games rules to allow some participation by transgender athletes after widespread criticism of a restrictive policy introduced last year. In 2025, the American company drew backlash from queer Cross Fit enthusiasts…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (324+ words) LGBTQIA+ students at North-West University (NWU) in Potchefstroom are relieved after the alleged perpetrator of another incident of homophobic vandalism of the campus Pride flag mural is apprehended. On Monday, a student contacted Mamba Online with the disturbing news of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (466+ words) Members of Johannesburg's LGBTQ+ community are being urged to remain vigilant after another violent robbery linked to the dating app Grindr. A 43-year-old queer man was targeted on Saturday afternoon in Randburg after arranging to meet someone through the app....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (568+ words) A rights group is suing Virgin Active in the UK after the gym chain changed its previously inclusive policy and barred transgender gymgoers from using bathrooms and changing rooms aligned with their gender identity. Virgin Active has historically positioned itself…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (526+ words) Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in Heated Rivalry. The queer community in North America and around the world has been swooning over the sizzling Canadian ice hockey romance series Heated Rivalry. Based on Rachel Reid's popular Game Changers novels, the…...