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’
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 Brazilian trans woman has faith in Umbanda and Candomblé, two African-derived religions
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