Freedom comes at the cost of love
Despite escaping Syria together, one queer couple’s scars tore their relationship apart
Genderqueer
The ‘big three’ vie for queer voters in their election manifestos
‘Whether LGBTIQ people vote for the DA or the Kiss Party or whoever, we need to see LGBTIQ people involved in political spaces’
High Court rules church’s anti-queer policy unlawful
The Pretoria high court this morning overturned a decision by the Dutch Reformed Church forcing queer clergy to be celibate
‘Justice denied’ as Kenya high court postpones ruling on same-sex relations
The challenge to the constitutionality of section 162 of the Penal Code was brought before the court by Kenyan human rights activists
Africans say SA’s queer ‘haven’ is hell
Nondiscriminatory laws exist in name only for those seeking refuge from Uganda and elsewhere
Queers and the allure of gangs
People ostracised by society often have to make alliances with other outcasts in order to survive
Fear grips Tanzania’s queer people
A commissioner’s threat of a crackdown has resulted in them going into hiding or fleeing the country
‘Heretic’ pastor is suspended
The queer rights African Methodist Episcopal priest allegedly denied the Bible is God’s word
Gigaba rights queer affairs
Prejudiced officials in the department and transgender people’s IDs will be tackled
Equality Index shines light on queer inclusion in the workplace
A 2014 study of queer discrimination in the workplace found 53% of queer workers hide who they are at work
Good news for Africa’s queers
A new podcast series is looking at the beautiful stories coming out of the continent
A queer quandary: What to call kin
Aunt, grandfather, mother, sister, brother. Nonbinary people take on the search for their own familial terms
A family by any other name
A major club event marks a break from the egregious whitewashing of the Cape’s queer scene
Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression
In the week that the first Pride parade was held at a refugee camp in Kenya, a commentator assesses the situation for LBGTI asylum-seekers from Uganda
No ‘culture of silence’, says Sonke
Social justice sector moves from exceptionalism to introspection about same-sex harassment
Botswana’s queer creatives push for change
‘The thing is, most people here grow up believing that a man should be with a woman and a woman only; that there is no other way of existing’
Faith can promote rape culture
Pastors who use biblical texts to justify what is ‘natural’ perpetuate gender violence
Inxeba looks to be a strong Oscar contender
“The film will be able to stand out from the pack and it also has many elements in its favour".
Usable traditions: The queering of Xhosa men’s initiation
Initiation practices might offer a moment of self-discovery for queer Xhosa men
The significance of being seen
The creators of a new show are bringing queer issues to the fore and into people’s houses to open LGBTI+ dialogue
Aunty Titi finds a home on Cape Flats
Jailed in Malawi for her same-sex marriage, she’ll visit her country but never live there
Queer rights activists make their presence known in Parliament
A group of civil society LGBTI rights organisations are challenging Parliament to help decrease the number of hate crimes nationwide
The words we use do matter
Be mindful of what you say to whom. You may even be unaware that you are causing harm
Reimagining the lens of land
Shifting perspectives as well as transposing characters and concepts, Nwabisa Plaatjie gives a new spin to an old play
Queer rap? Don’t label the blouse
MxBlouse is simply ‘making music’, but there are LGBTQI+ musicians who are capitalising on the genre
Drive to save Tunisia’s only queer shelter from closure
“Neither government nor organisations provide such a service,” says Baatour.
Queer people fight for fair representation in the media
Associated Press will be using gender-neutral pronouns when referring to nonbinary people
Breaking the chains that bind
Ngugi wa Thiong’o says that reclaiming African languages lies at the heart of decolonisation, but it’s not enough
Celebrating queer survival
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
Where does it hurt?
The first day of the third Black Portraitures conference featured a panel titled “ Our Lives as Theory: LGBTQI & African… remixed".
What if you don’t identify as a man or a woman?
Bathrooms, pronouns and growing up in a binary world. Mia Malan speaks to Demelza Bush about being genderqueer.