Despite escaping Syria together, one queer couple’s scars tore their relationship apart
‘Whether LGBTIQ people vote for the DA or the Kiss Party or whoever, we need to see LGBTIQ people involved in political spaces’
The Pretoria high court this morning overturned a decision by the Dutch Reformed Church forcing queer clergy to be celibate
The challenge to the constitutionality of section 162 of the Penal Code was brought before the court by Kenyan human rights activists
Nondiscriminatory laws exist in name only for those seeking refuge from Uganda and elsewhere
People ostracised by society often have to make alliances with other outcasts in order to survive
A commissioner’s threat of a crackdown has resulted in them going into hiding or fleeing the country
The queer rights African Methodist Episcopal priest allegedly denied the Bible is God’s word
Prejudiced officials in the department and transgender people’s IDs will be tackled
A 2014 study of queer discrimination in the workplace found 53% of queer workers hide who they are at work
A new podcast series is looking at the beautiful stories coming out of the continent
Aunt, grandfather, mother, sister, brother. Nonbinary people take on the search for their own familial terms
A major club event marks a break from the egregious whitewashing of the Cape’s queer scene
In the week that the first Pride parade was held at a refugee camp in Kenya, a commentator assesses the situation for LBGTI asylum-seekers from Uganda
Social justice sector moves from exceptionalism to introspection about same-sex harassment
‘The thing is, most people here grow up believing that a man should be with a woman and a woman only; that there is no other way of existing’
Pastors who use biblical texts to justify what is ‘natural’ perpetuate gender violence
“The film will be able to stand out from the pack and it also has many elements in its favour".
Initiation practices might offer a moment of self-discovery for queer Xhosa men
The creators of a new show are bringing queer issues to the fore and into people’s houses to open LGBTI+ dialogue
