1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (399+ words) One of the two accused in the Cape Town murder of queer Khayelitsha teenager Kwa Khanya Mhlanganisi has been granted bail, sparking concern among LGBTQ+ activists and community members closely following the case. The matter returned to court on Wednesday,…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (786+ words) As Pride Month unfolds across the world, Pierre Brouard and Thembisile M Dlamini from the Psychological Society of South Africa's Sexuality and Gender Division explore why Queer Pride in Africa remains deeply political " and why resisting silence, shame, and exclusion…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (288+ words) LGBTQ+ groups and activists gathered at the Khayelitsha Magistrates" Court on Tuesday as the two men accused of killing Cape Town teen Kwa Khanya Mhlanganisi appeared in court as proceedings around their bail applications continued. The 16-year-old Mhlanganisi was brutally…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1152+ words) Israel has spent hundreds of millions of shekels marketing Tel Aviv as the gay capital of the Middle East, yet same-sex marriage remains illegal within its borders. Several white South African queer people are lured by this event. As the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (407+ words) Every year on 17 May, people around the world mark IDAHOBIT " the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia. But what is its significance, and why is it important? IDAHOBIT is dedicated to raising awareness about discrimination and violence faced…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (686+ words) From pressuring the hotel hosting the event to highlighting foreign influence, activists are starting to mobilise against a major upcoming anti-LGBTQ+ African "family values" conference in Ghana. It has now been confirmed that the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (661+ words) The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has responded to criticism over its controversial settlement with the Beloftebos wedding venue, defending both the process and the outcome after one of the affected same-sex couples accused the body of sidelining them....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (756+ words) A powerful new pan-African exhibition is set to spotlight the diversity, resilience and creativity of queer African artists, as filmmaker and author Renaldo Schwarp steps into the role of curator. The landmark initiative will commemorate the 2026 International Day Against Homophobia,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (11+ words) Why India's New Transgender Bill Is Causing Fear and Fury'Mamba Online...