Zanele Muholi’s portraits of post-apartheid sexuality join Mikhael Subotzky’s book, Ponte City, in an eclectic, political selection.
The school environment should be a place where teenagers feel safe and happy, but for many young lesbians it can be a living hell.
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Gerald Kraak, a beloved friend, comrade, mentor and supporter of the SA LGBTI movement.
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.
Renowned scholars are challenging the sexual precepts of mainstream religions.
The country’s LGBTI pupils are being abused and bullied to the brink of suicide, activists warn.
Duduzile Zozo’s case will finally be heard 10 months after her "corrective rape" and murder. But the battle against hate crimes continues.
The department of international relations has released a carefully worded statement about a number of countries’ new anti-gay laws.
South African artist Zanele Muholi’s two shows come from different directions at the central issue: the (im)possibility of the task of mourning.
Melanie Judge asks if Jon Qwelane should be able to use the right to free speech to argue that others shouldn’t have rights.
Cher claims to have rejected an invitation to perform at the Sochi Winter Olympics in protest against anti-gay laws in Russia.
Around the time South African lesbian Duduzile Zozo was murdered, so was Cameroonian activist Eric Lembembe.
VIDEO The Jo’burg Pride committee dissolved in 2012 over a protest that turned into an ugly racial spat. We report on the fall-out and plans for Pride 2013.
Following the dissolution of the Jo’burg Pride committee last year, the M&G follows up on what Pride 2013 might look like.
Refugees and asylum seekers face a host of challenges when crossing borders, but the obstacles are particularly pronounced for LGBTI persons.
The organisers of the Jo’burg Gay Pride have decided to end the event, listing the disruption by One in Nine protesters last year as a factor.
The nasty response to a protest by black lesbians at the Jo’burg Gay Pride shows the event has lost its political thrust, writes Gillian Schutte.
Horrific attacks on LGBTI people require context, not shrill headlines, if they are to be understood and prevented, writes Melanie Judge.