MPs in Uganda have demanded that a tax be imposed on adult diapers because they believe that they are primarily used by gay men.

The Eswatini Supreme Court has been asked to compel the Southern African kingdom’s government to register an LGBTIQ+ rights organisation.

As society becomes more accepting of diverse relationship structures, more people within the LGBTQI+ community are exploring polyamory

Kenya has recently seen the increasing visibility of sexual and gender minorities. However, this has been met with a growing backlash.

Mpho Buntse argues that allowing Uganda to participate in the upcoming Netball World Cup would be an implicit endorsement to its policies.

Uganda have passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill for the second time, with only minimal changes to its inhumane and extreme penalties.

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has decided that a Johannesburg man’s queerphobic religious rant is not hate speech.

African mental health professionals have met in Johannesburg to speak out against so-called “conversion therapy” practices

The National Council of Provinces has called for public comment on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill

A KwaZulu-Natal resort says that a rule requiring that same-sex groups be screened before their bookings are accepted has been misunderstood.

Officials from South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs have been accused of being unnecessarily cruel in separating a same-sex family

The Supreme Court of India this week heard arguments in a landmark case that, if successful, LGBTIQ+ people will have the right to marry.

Museveni has told MPs that the Bill must include a provision to allow psychologically disoriented LGBTIQ+ people to be rehabilitated.

The Positively Alive network, which provides support and information to gay and transgender men living with HIV, is launching in Cape Town.

Uganda’s Attorney General has told parliament to amend several provisions in the Anti-Homosexuality Bill before President Museveni signs it.

Responding to a request by the president of Uganda, leading scientists have outlined what science has concluded about homosexuality.

As Uganda cracks down on the LGBTIQ+ community, police in the city of Jinja have arrested six men and two women on homosexuality charges

As workplaces become more diverse and inclusive, it’s important for straight and cisgender people to understand their LGBTQI+ co-workers.

The Cook Islands’ LGBTIQ+ community is celebrating becoming the latest nation to repeal the criminalisation of homosexuality.

After one of his tracks topped the charts in Saudi Arabia, Lil Nas X has expressed support for his gay fans living in the oppressive country.

The Parliament of Hungary has passed a new bill encouraging citizens to report same-sex families to the state.

Lawmakers in Tanzania are demanding harsher penalties against LGBTQ+ people, including the death penalty and castration.

The US state of North Dakota has broken the record for the most anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed in a single day in modern American history

Cruise creator, actor and playwright, Jack Holden reveals what inspired him to bring this portrait of 80s gay life in London to the stage.

On 3 March 2023, the Supreme Court of Namibia heard an appeal of the two consolidated cases of same-sex couples Digashu and Seiler-Lilles.

The Advertising Regulatory Board says a radio advert for Volkswagen South Africa is an example of everyday homophobia and is discriminatory.

Led by Julius Malema draped in a rainbow flag, the Economic Freedom Fighters marched to Uganda’s High Commission on Tuesday

MSM, can be confusing, as is the idea that a man can identify as straight yet still have sexual contact with other men. So, what does it mean?

Nakhane has released their third album, Bastard Jargon, a dancier and gritter work that is rooted in “existential sex”.

Seven months after he took his own life after allegedly being mocked by a student teacher for his sexuality

Opportunity to take a stand! Pretoria and Cape Town will be the sites of protests this Friday against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

American drag star Darcelle, who was performed by Walter Cole and held the record as the world’s oldest known drag artist, has passed away.

Gayton McKenzie, the President of the Patriotic Alliance, has told policy conference delegates that homophobes should join another party.

The remains believed to be of lesbian Nomvula Chenene have been found buried under a shack in Lakeside, near Vereeniging.

While the EFF, the DA and Action SA have all condemned Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the ANC and the SA government have remained silent.

LGBTIQ+ sports groups say the harsh new ban on transgender women and those with intersex traits participating in international athletics

Human rights organisations and governments around the globe have condemned Uganda’s draconian anti-LGBTIQ+ bill

Mr Gay World returns to Cape Town, for a celebration of love and LGBTQIA+ Pride with two exciting new events from 28 May to 3 June 2023.

Gayle, a secret gay language, flourished during South Africa’s apartheid-era, the language lingers on today in SA slang, used by gay

Uganda have voted to criminalise LGBTIQ+ people’s very existence under a bill that is one of the most oppressive anti-LGBTIQ+ legislations

The child of a same-sex couple in Namibia will remain without citizenship following a devastating ruling by the country’s Supreme Court.

South African professor Tim Noakes must explain, apologise for resharing a cartoon on Twitter associating the LGBTQ+ with paedophilia.

A new study from the University of Sydney finds that both gay men and heterosexual men prefer masculine-presenting men for high-status roles.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has described gay people as deviants in a presidential address to parliament.

The passage of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill in the National Assembly has been lauded as a major milestone

Becoming, the South African reality series spotlighting the transgender and queer community, it returned for a second season on Mzansi Magic.

Steve Hofmeyr has agreed to pay an LGBTIQ+ organisation R100,000 in compensation after he was taken to the Equality Court for hateful comment

Drag superstar RuPaul (RuPaul Andre Charles) has slammed politicians for trying to distract voters from real issues.

Anglican Church has scrapped a proposal to allow its clergy to bless same-sex unions, while also reaffirming its outright rejection same sex

The arrest of four women in Zambia for holding a march against gender-based violence has sparked a wave of dangerous homophobic vitriol.

Openview has launched a satellite-first in South Africa with its Ultraview Pay TV option featuring The Pride Bouquet.

Which queer film do you want to see win big at the upcoming Oscars? We take a look at the contenders at the 95th Academy Awards

Despite recent arrests, we can confirm that gay and bi men are still being actively targeted through Grindr and other dating apps

Drake Selwe found peace and clarity during the pandemic, inspiring him to start transforming Botswana’s queer spaces through yoga.

The post-parade Pride Mardi Gras is, as always, the climax of the annual Cape Town Pride Festival and this year will be no different.

President Ramaphosa has been slammed for welcoming Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni just as a new draconian anti-LGBTIQ+ bill was introduced

If you happened to be hiking up Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain recently, you might just have bumped into queer British Olympian Tom Daley.

After wowing Johannesburg audiences, the acclaimed UK queer play Cruise heads to Cape Town for a two-and-a-half-week run this April.

Conservative American lawmakers are now targeting drag shows as a “threat” to young people through alarming new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

Activists from across Southern Africa are collaborating to raise awareness of intersex issues and fight for the protection of rights

Infidelity is one of the most devastating things that can happen in a relationship or marriage, most marriages deal with an affair.

The Supreme Court of Kenya has confirmed the right of an LGBTIQ+ human rights organisation to be legally registered by the government.

Cape Town Pride is planning to break the six-year-old world record for the most drag queens in a stage performance.

With over a billion users globally, TikTok has established itself as a platform for people to showcase their creativity.

New report reveals that government officials across the Middle East and North Africa are targeting LGBT people based on their activity online

South Korean has for the first time recognized the rights of a same-sex couple, sparking hope that marriage equality is becoming a reality

Attorney General of Namibia has described homosexuality as immoral in a bid to uphold the country’s ban on same-sex sexuality.

Transgender people in North West province are being forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to Soweto to access hormone replacement therapy

The Western Cape Provincial Parliament building has been lit up in rainbow colours to mark the Cape Town Pride celebrations

With the Cape Town Pride Festival underway, the radical group Pagad has characterised the LGBTQ+ community as no better than thieves

Thousands of people have attended candlelight vigils across the UK in honour of murdered transgender teen Brianna Ghey.

Melino Carl does not just belong on the runways of Botswana or South Africa. She also belongs on the catwalks of New York, Paris, and Milan.

Angola has experienced significant historical shifts when it comes to acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people, their rights and freedom of expression.

Police have made a major breakthrough in a series of assaults and robbery of gay and bisexual men in Gauteng targeted through dating apps.

A dispute between the DA and the deputy minister has highlighted the party’s opposition to the long-awaited Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.

Botswana recently hosted an innovative business exchange programme aimed at enhancing the economic participation of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Jackton Odhiambo will stand trial for the murder of his partner, Edwin Chiloba, while four other suspects have been released.

We take a look at Orville Peck, the South African-born proudly gay masked country sensation kicking up a storm in the US.

A new LGBTQIA+ podcast series unpacks the many complexities of being an African transgender man in new episodes of the Radio Workshop podcast

Activists once again called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to acknowledge and address the LGBTQIA+ community in his State of the Nation Address

Queer artists like Sam Smith and Kim Petras scored big at the 2023 Grammy Awards as did Beyoncé, who thanked the queer community.

Finland removes the requirement for trans people to be sterilised and obtain a psychiatric diagnosis for them to obtain legal recognition.

The man accused of fatally stabbing Phelokazi Mqathanya has been found not guilty by the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court.

Mayor Thapelo Amad, is a representative of the fervently queerphobic party, Al Jama-ah, and the ANC and EFF helped get him into the position.

Sam Smith’s video for their new track I’m Not Here to Make Friends has earned the wrath of queerphobes and “fatphobes” across social media

LGBTIQ+ human rights activist Mapaseka Steve Letsike has been co-opted into the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC).

There’s a fresh report of another LGBTIQ+ learner who was sent home for not wearing the school’s gendered uniform, this time in North West.

Former All Black prop Johnstone says he’s decided to come out to help remove the stigma of being gay in the hyper-masculine world of rugby.

Entries are now open for Miss Drag South Africa 2023, a national queer pageant that espouses the ethos of “drag with a purpose.

The German Parliament has for the first time focused on honouring the tens of thousands of queer victims of the Nazis.

Pope Francis stated that homosexuality is not a crime into action by actively supporting efforts to repeal laws criminalisation in Africa

One of the highlights of the three-week-long Cape Town Pride Festival, which begins on 9 February, is the Cape Town Pride Parade.

European Court ruled that imposing a warning label on a children’s book because it contains LGBTI-inclusive fairy tales is unjustifiable

Recently, a number of people have questioned or critiqued the use of the word “queer” to describe LGBTIQA+ folk.

Members of Gauteng’s LGBTQ+ community continue to face stigma and discrimination at public health facilities and even being refused services.

The Russian media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, is planning to ban TV series and movies that include LGBTI+ characters from streaming services

Beyoncé has coined millions of dollars for a spectacular once-off performance in Dubai, but did she sell out her queer fans in the process?

Ntsiki Mazwai is again targeting the LGBTIQ+ community, this time denying that transgender women are women at all.

The murder of Kenyan Edwin Chiloba, has highlighted the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people in reporting intimate partner violence.

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