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Added on: 12/10/2023

Dating app abductions raise fears for LGBT+ safety in South Africa

12/8/2023

Thabsie Mabezane, a transgender woman and LGBT+ activist in South Africa, was aware of personal safety when she met a man on the dating app Tinder earlier…

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Added on: 12/06/2023

Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill passes final hurdle in Parliament

12/05/2023

In a historic development, South Africa’s Parliament has passed the amended version of the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. It will now go to President Cyril…

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Added on: 11/24/2023

Equality Court refuses to rule on LGBTIQ+ asylum discrimination

11/23/2023

Activists have expressed their disappointment over the Equality Court’s failure to address blatant discrimination against an LGBTIQ+ asylum seeker by the Department of Home Affairs. The case revolves…

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Added on: 11/18/2023

Nkoli: The Vogue Opera – the making of a musical about a queer liberation activist in South Africa

11/17/2023

The history of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid (separatist white minority rule) is taught only through the broadest of brushstrokes in the country’s schools. So might music…

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Added on: 10/30/2023

Johannesburg Pride marches for LGBTQ+ Ugandans in wake of Anti-Homosexuality Bill

10/29/2023

The 34th Johannesburg Pride, which was estimated to have a 24,000 strong crowd marching for equality, took place at the Wanderers Stadium in the South African city…

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Added on: 10/29/2023

Johannesburg Pride marches for LGBTQ+ Ugandans after anti-gay law passed

10/28/2023

More than 20,000 people marched through Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate Pride, singing, dancing and making their support clear for LGBTQ+ communities across Africa who cannot be…

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Added on: 10/16/2023

South African transgender pilot fights to return to the skies

10/15/2023

An experienced South African transgender pilot says that his flying career has been unfairly grounded by the aviation authorities due to his gender identity. Kailer Smit, 32, based…

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Added on: 10/15/2023

South African LGBTQI+ rights are still something to fight for

10/14/2023

We know how brilliant our country’s Constitution is, and how well it protects the rights of LGBTQI+ people. There is no constitution like it on the continent…

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Added on: 07/27/2023

Supporters of gay rights and EFF members go head to head at UCT

07/26/2023

Tensions ran high at the University of Cape Town on Monday evening as supporters of gay rights confronted members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ahead of…

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Added on: 07/01/2023

Pride Shabbat at Cape Town’s Temple Israel embodies community and diversity

06/30/2023

Despite it being a cold winter’s evening, Friday 23rd June saw a packed turnout for Pride Shabbat, taking place at Temple Israel Wynberg in Cape Town. A…

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Added on: 05/22/2023

Gay couple’s court victory a watershed moment in Namibia’s history

05/21/2023

A South African gay man and his Namibian spouse scored a landmark victory after they forced the Namibian government to recognise same-sex marriages registered outside of the…

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Added on: 04/01/2023

South Africans Protest Uganda Law Criminalising LGBTQ Identity

03/31/2023

South Africans took to the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town on Friday to protest against a Ugandan law passed last week that makes it a criminal…

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Added on: 03/02/2023

New collective to campaign for intersex rights in Southern Africa

03/01/2023

From 25 to 27 November 2022, intersex activists from Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe gathered for a Southern African Intersex Capacity Strengthening meeting, convened…

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Added on: 01/04/2023

Simon Nkoli’s fight for queer rights in South Africa is finally being celebrated – 24 years after he died

01/03/2022

Born in 1957, Simon Tseko Nkoli had just turned 41 when he died, in 1998, of an AIDS-related illness. In his short life, the South African activist…

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Added on: 01/01/2023

Mamba’s 21 most-read queer stories of 2022

12/31/2022

The year that was 2022, thankfully, saw a decline in the number of reported LGBTIQ+ hate crimes in South Africa, compared to 2021. There were nonetheless still…

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Added on: 12/10/2022

Cape Town jeweller faces flak after refusing to sell engagement ring to same-sex couple

12/09/2022

For the second time in three years a Cape Town jeweller is in trouble with LGBTQIA+ activists for his religious beliefs which he says prevent him from…

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Added on: 11/10/2022

LGBTIQ+ entrepreneurs: Unlocking the PLUS within

11/09/2022

PLUS. The LGBTI+ Business Network was founded in 2017 – with the backing of America’s National LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Other Foundation – as Africa’s…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Thousands attend LGBTQ Pride marches in South Africa and Taiwan

10/30/2022

Some 3,000 people participated in South Africa’s LGBTQ Pride Parade on Saturday, the country’s first after celebrations were cancelled for two consecutive years due to COVID-19 restrictions. However,…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Johannesburg LGBT+ Pride marches on despite U.S. terrorism warning

10/29/2022

Thousands of people took part in Johannesburg’s first LGBT+ Pride march since the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday despite U.S. warnings of a possible terrorist attack in the…

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Added on: 10/24/2022

Nyasha Zhakata – Global Director, The Dream Academy

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Context Safe Place International is a holistic leadership development organization for displaced LGBTQIA+ individuals. Societies often trivialize and overlook the lived experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. Safe…

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Added on: 09/09/2022

Teen suicides are a clarion call to protect queer children

09/08/2022

The queer community is still reeling from the tragic death of Tiro Moalusi. The Soweto teenager took his own life on 16 August after he was allegedly humiliated…

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Added on: 08/04/2022

Powerful Anglican bishops call on ‘homosexual practices’ to be rejected because gay sex is a sin

08/02/2022

On Tuesday (2 August), bishops of the Anglican Communion from across the globe held a confidential discussion on sexuality and human dignity. The once-a-decade Lambeth Conference, which brings…

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Added on: 07/26/2022

WQMD – Experiences, Stories and Evolution of SA Drag Culture.

07/25/2022

The art of drag has taken the world by storm, with the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise making it a truly global phenomenon. In this episode, Shenay sits…

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Added on: 07/23/2022

South Africa Islamic group issues edict that condemns homosexuality

7/21/22

A group of queer Muslims in South Africa have rejected the South African Muslim Judicial Council’s new edict that condemns homosexuality as sinful and unIslamic. The fatwa…

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Added on: 07/19/2022

‘We’re here:’ Queer communities in Africa are struggling to be seen

07/18/2022

Parades, flags and celebrations are all important to queer communities in Africa as they seek greater visibility and acceptance, despite the threats faced by many throughout the…

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Added on: 07/13/2022

South African queer Muslims denounce hateful fatwa.

07/12/2022

A group of South African queer Muslims and allies have asserted that it is indeed possible to be LGBTQIA+ and Muslim, in defiance of a recent anti-LGBTQIA+…

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Added on: 06/30/2022

KwaZulu-Natal LGBTQI+ community living in fear amid frequent attacks

06/29/2022

The group feels threatened and the continuous attacks have worsened matters. The LGBTQI+ community in KwaZulu-Natal says they are still not safe. This is despite various campaigns aimed…

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Added on: 06/25/2022

A photographer’s radical vision of a Black lesbian beauty pageant

06/24/2022

In pageants around the world, beauty and femininity ideals have long been upheld and rarely challenged. A photograph by the artist Zanele Muholi is a bold declaration…

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Added on: 05/29/2022

History! LGBTQI+ organisation raises Pride flag on Robben Island

5/27/22

Robben Island, located just off the coast of Cape Town was used as a prison between 1961 and 1996. Former president Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of…

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Added on: 05/27/2022

LGBTQI people on the continent are ‘children of the Africa soil’, says activist

05/26/2022

LGBTI activist groups and their allies are gathering in Cape Town this week to discuss the progress being made to advance equality, freedom, and social inclusion for…