Artist and curator Claudio Bueno revisits the misery of a homophobic district with new queer energy
From Instagrammable activists to mincing, manicured Muscle Marys, this year’s Mr Gay World veered between a pageant and a movement
‘Whether LGBTIQ people vote for the DA or the Kiss Party or whoever, we need to see LGBTIQ people involved in political spaces’
A Brazilian trans woman has faith in Umbanda and Candomblé, two African-derived religions
The court overturned the policy that queer clergy have to be celibate and that barred the church’s clergy from officiating at same-sex marriages
Cape Town’s gay men won’t abandon Islam, despite the censure they sometimes face
A monthly party sees crowds of up to 50 000 letting their hair down in São Paulo and other cities
The centre is an offshoot of the organisation’s three-year, anti-hate crime initiative
Drag is about much more than just the fanfare and costumes —it is also about self-realisation and affirmation
The election of Brazil’s right-wing president has let loose his followers’ queerphobia