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latest news & developmentsA mixed bag for human rights in Southern Africa in 2019
Abuses continued from Angola to Zimbabwe but there were also victories for people’s rights
High court decision affirms human rights of transgender people in Zimbabwe
In a progressive judgment with far-reaching implications, the Zimbabwean high court found that transgender people have the same rights as all citizens
MPs must kill the anti-gay Bill in Uganda
Proposed legislation imposes the death penalty for gay sex or ‘recruitment’. But love is not a crime
A very African queerness
Love Falls On Us by Robbie Corey-Boulet explores queer spaces across Africa
Learning to live my truth as a gay person
I was 22 years old before I was open about my sexuality. I hope others won’t have to wait so long
Being a mensch first, Edwin-style
Above all, Justice Cameron learned and taught that you can never judge anybody by their cover
Shining a light on lesbian experiences in Nigeria
Pamela Adie’s LGBTQIA+ documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’, celebrates resilience and the pursuit of happiness and delivers its message as a love letter
Africa needs to hear queer stories
For the past three years, Carl Collison has reported on LGBTI issues and stories for the Mail & Guardian, covering queer peoples’ lives
Germany plans to ban gay, lesbian ‘conversion therapy’
The German health minister plans to pass a law which prohibits gay and lesbian people from converting to heterosexual people
Botswana to rule on scrapping anti-gay laws
Homosexual acts are outlawed in Botswana — one of Africa’s most stable, democratic nations — under the country’s penal code of 1965
Where Kenya leads on queer rights, the rest of Africa must follow
Friday’s ruling could be a new landmark in the fight for queer rights on the continent
Queer parade: Change agent or dated fluff?
From Instagrammable activists to mincing, manicured Muscle Marys, this year’s Mr Gay World veered between a pageant and a movement
Court to clarify NG Kerk queer ruling
The court overturned the policy that queer clergy have to be celibate and that barred the church’s clergy from officiating at same-sex marriages
Ways to be a super queer ally
But in trying to be supportive, allies sometimes get it all wrong
Shutting down the blaming of women for rape
On Wednesday, women and gender non-conforming activists marched to mark the start of Women’s Month in South Africa and to say ‘enough is enough’