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Ubuntu is for all people including the LGBTQ+ community
The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people are recognised by many nations including South Africa, but a rise in homophobia is…
Protect everyone’s rights to protect everyone’s health against Aids
Zero discrimination is essential to if we are to change the fact that 7.8 million South Africans live with HIV, but 5.8 million people are on ARVs, highlighting a treatment gap
The African Union must protect queer people’s rights
Many African countries have signed international treaties that commit them to protect human rights, yet they have laws that discriminate against people on the basis of their…
OPINION | Pride month: Social attitudes still have a way to go
Let us celebrate this event together and move towards a fully inclusive world.
OPINION| South African audiences want more authentic and accurate diversity in TV shows and movies
The media has the power to shape perceptions, so television shows and movies can help shape a positive view of people who feel stereotyped
Most churches in the LGBTQ+ Dark Ages
Homophobia persists in mainstream churches despite the acceptance of the queer community by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane and Bishop Paul Verryn
Nonbinary? SA’s census excludes you
In legal history male terminology shifted after centuries to include females, but now we need to use nonbinary pronouns to include sexual identity
South Africa is home to a culture of transphobia
Two M&G articles defending trans-exclusionary views draw on the insidious anti-trans rhetoric flourishing in the UK, but ignore our country’s constitutional protections
Short film: Zimbabwe’s queer refugees speak out
When a gay Zimbabwean man fled to South Africa, seeking refuge, he encountered further abuse and homophobia
Nollywood demonises queer people
Nigeria’s legislation prohibits same-sex marriages and the film industry helps to fuel sometimes violent homophobic attacks
The things Hollywood taught us to think about trans existences
Disclosure, a Netflix documentary examines the world’s transphobic legacy as portrayed in film and television from as early as 1901
A queer night in Accra
Queer people in Ghana come up against religious conservatism every day. For one night a month, Yolo Lounge gives them a place to let down their guard and feel a sense of belonging.
Every person’s silence against violence gives perpetrators licence to kill
Ongoing hate speech, whether in person, among people or on social media, that is directed at vulnerable groups can lead to violence and death
A 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
‘I prayed and prayed but I was still gay’
I had a family I loved and playmates but I soon discovered that difference means I didn’t belong