South Africa has an obligation to prohibit hate speech under international law, including against LGBTI persons. But now the Constitutional Court has to decide whether the hate speech provision is constitutional
Love Falls On Us by Robbie Corey-Boulet explores queer spaces across Africa
Above all, Justice Cameron learned and taught that you can never judge anybody by their cover
From Instagrammable activists to mincing, manicured Muscle Marys, this year’s Mr Gay World veered between a pageant and a movement
The election of Brazil’s right-wing president has let loose his followers’ queerphobia
The Pretoria high court this morning overturned a decision by the Dutch Reformed Church forcing queer clergy to be celibate
The challenge to the constitutionality of section 162 of the Penal Code was brought before the court by Kenyan human rights activists
After Marchillino Ambraal was gang-raped a second time and a friend was killed, he wants to see justice done
The Higher Education and Training Gender-based Violence Policy and Strategic Framework is helping to eliminate gender-based violence on campuses
Developing countries have not made the protection of LGBQTI rights a priority, but the more educated people are, the more tolerant they are
Britain bestowed homophobia on the country and the state and religion cling to it
The guidelines will assist professionals to learn new ways of seeing and unlearn old practices
Pastors who use biblical texts to justify what is ‘natural’ perpetuate gender violence
Her daughter was murdered but she finds peace by helping parents accept their LGBTI children
Queerphobia in the media has been in the spotlight again this week after radio presenter Criselda Dudumashe misgendered her trans audience members
The 07-07-07 Campaign was borne out of this uproar with the tagline “Act to end hate”.
South Africa continues to spiral towards a deeply conflict-ridden society, it’s the vulnerable, such as the queer community, who are most at risk
In 1996, it became illegal to discriminate against anyone based on their sexual orientation.
Anti-gay laws "precipitate negative consequences not just for LGBTI persons and communities, but for societies as a whole", a new report has found
Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu said at a public meeting in Belhar that ‘it had nothing to do with that’.
Victims are wary of going to the police as they often compound the trauma, research has found.
Steven Anderson’s crusade to bring his bigoted views to Africa has incensed global LGBTI groups.
I’m tired of being expected to show gratitude for rights that straight people don’t think twice about, writes Rebecca Davis.