Bisexual And Transgender Community
latest news & developmentsGay rights pioneer who blazed a trail in Jozi leaves SA richer
Michele Bruno, hairstylist to Jo’burg’s glamour set, and the first Miss Gay SA, opened the way for the LGBTI community, writes Mark Gevisser.
Bust open the doors of persecution
Transgender people will face further stigma if they are told they can’t use the lavatory
Andile Mngxitama: Decolonising the African Queer Movement
Because the LGBTI movement lacks a radical anti-colonial framework, its concerns have often been hijacked by the West, writes Andile Mngxitama.
Sexual violence: Political bickering insults our grief
The politics here should be the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex politics of ending the scourge of hate crimes.
Bill of Rights allows rainbow flag to fly proudly over rainbow nation
I hope that at pride events, with rainbow flags flying high, we celebrate one of the freedom movement’s greatest icons, and reflect on his insight.
Spielberg defends lesbian sex scene in Palme d’Or-winning film
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has defended the graphic sex scenes in "Blue is the Warmest Colour", which won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize.
Ban Ki-moon: Rights for all includes gays
I am a great champion of the power of youth to change the world, but I am celebrating a 64-year-old responsible for ushering in momentous progress.
Women ignored in tragedy at Marikana
The Marikana saga exposes the injustice raging in our society, writes a group of organisations that work with marginalised people.
Opening spaces to challenge prejudice
As a society in transition, SA presents a contradictory picture in terms of the rights of lesbian and gay persons writes Melanie Judge & Jayne Arnott
‘Queer is my power’, say Hong Kong gay pride marchers
More than 2 000 people have marched in Hong Kong’s gay pride parade, as campaigners called for the enactment of laws to ban discrimination against hom