Germany’s top court Wednesday required parliament to recognise a "third gender" from birth.
FAKA is introducing gqom — most at home on Durban’s dance floors — to a new transgressive set
Sweden and South Africa are popular destinations for LGBTQ refugees, but both countries are far from perfect
The 07-07-07 Campaign was borne out of this uproar with the tagline “Act to end hate”.
Ngugi wa Thiong’o says that reclaiming African languages lies at the heart of decolonisation, but it’s not enough
There’s already a stigma attached to being queer. Add a disability and there’s this ‘assumption that you need to be protected from desire’.
What started as an exploration of the struggles of queer people in Côte d’Ivoire ended up in
cementing a part of LGBTI history in Africa
The Rainbow Identity Association started the annual Soccer and Gender Tournament four years ago.
The LGBTI community is coming out to ensure that it enjoys the rewards sport can bring.
Religious leaders are key to addressing the systemic issues that affect LGBTI people.
I cast aside male privilege in favour of femininity. Why?
I left a mosque feeling hopeful after talking about gay rights. But then came the Twitterati backlash, writes Rebecca Davis.
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.
Transgender people will face further stigma if they are told they can’t use the lavatory
Stigma still discourages gay athletes from being open about their sexuality, but pride is on the rise.
Lesbians have all too frequently been attacked, raped and murdered in small towns – including Ermelo.
Stereotyping prevents men who sleep with other men from accessing proper treatment and prevention of HIV infection.
"I felt I had a white man’s disease," he said. As everyone knows, there are no local cures for white men’s diseases.
Sweden has warned Uganda’s new Bill against homosexuality could represent a financial risk for its economy as several countries have cut their aid.
Gay activists, LGBT community members and the UN have warned that a Bill banning same-sex unions could legitimise homophobic violence in Nigeria.
The longevity of the Out in Africa festival,is a miracle on a homophobic continent — and in a country with constitutional protections.
If you’ve never gone without proper identification, it’s easy to forget how often you’re required to show an identity document in your everyday life.
Actor Wentworth Miller has come out as a gay man in a letter declining an invitation to attend a Russian festival in light of Moscow’s anti-gay laws.
A Russian athlete says she was offended by claims that she had kissed a woman on the lips in defiance of Russia’s law against gay "propaganda".
Same-sex couples say "I do" as New Zealand becomes the first Asia-Pacific country – and only the 14th in the world – to legalise gay marriage.
Because the LGBTI movement lacks a radical anti-colonial framework, its concerns have often been hijacked by the West, writes Andile Mngxitama.
The politics here should be the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex politics of ending the scourge of hate crimes.
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.
The murder of Duduzile Zozo in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, was brutal, senseless and unacceptable, says Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane.
Hours after arriving in Africa, Barack Obama’s backing of equal gay rights has highlighted the reality of a continent that largely criminalises gays.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has defended the graphic sex scenes in "Blue is the Warmest Colour", which won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize.
The Boy Scouts of America will vote on a proposal to lift a ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout its 103-year history.