1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1216+ words) South Africa must move beyond workplace policies and Pride Month campaigns to ensure LGBTQ+ inclusion is reflected in the everyday experiences of employees, customers and communities, speakers at the launch of the SAWEI 2026 National Report have said. The report was…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (521+ words) For many of the graduates who gathered in Johannesburg this month, walking across the stage in a graduation gown was a first. It was also a powerful affirmation that their experiences, voices and leadership matter. SafePlace International celebrated on 8 July,…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (390+ words) An LGBTQ+ cruise that Turkey barred from docking over “moral values” has now also been prevented from visiting a port in Egypt. Last week, the Athens-to-Venice cruise, chartered by the American company Atlantis Events, was denied permission to stop at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (749+ words) In a landmark LGBTQ+ rights victory, the Johannesburg High Court, sitting as the Equality Court, has found controversial public figure and cultural leader Ngizwe Mchunu guilty of hate speech, harassment and unfair discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. The court ordered Mchunu…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (542+ words) The Johannesburg High Court is set to hear the hate speech case against controversial media personality Ngizwe Mchunu, who allegedly incited hatred against the LGBTQ+ community. The matter will be heard on Friday, 19 June, after TransHope filed the case in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (244+ words) The West African nation of Niger has become the latest country to introduce harsh legislation criminalising LGBTQ+ people. According to AP, the country’s military junta confirmed that a new penal code containing provisions targeting the LGBTQ+ community has come into…...

4+ mon, 1+ hour 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+ mon, 23+ hour 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…...

4+ 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....

4+ 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…...