2+ hour, 10+ min 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…...

1+ 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…...

1+ 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day 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....

3+ week, 1+ day 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,…...

3+ week, 5+ day 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…...

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

1+ mon, 3+ week 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, 3+ week 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,…...

2+ mon, 7+ hour 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…...