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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…

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

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…

Let us celebrate this event together and move towards a fully inclusive world.

The media has the power to shape perceptions, so television shows and movies can help shape a positive view of people who feel stereotyped

Homophobia persists in mainstream churches despite the acceptance of the queer community by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane and Bishop Paul Verryn

In legal history male terminology shifted after centuries to include females, but now we need to use nonbinary pronouns to include sexual identity

The bitterly polarised controversy over the status of transgender people has spawned attacks on freedom of thought and speech at British and South African universities

When a gay Zimbabwean man fled to South Africa, seeking refuge, he encountered further abuse and homophobia

Nigeria’s legislation prohibits same-sex marriages and the film industry helps to fuel sometimes violent homophobic attacks

Disclosure, a Netflix documentary examines the world’s transphobic legacy as portrayed in film and television from as early as 1901

Abuses continued from Angola to Zimbabwe but there were also victories for people’s rights

In a progressive judgment with far-reaching implications, the Zimbabwean high court found that transgender people have the same rights as all citizens

Proposed legislation imposes the death penalty for gay sex or ‘recruitment’. But love is not a crime

Love Falls On Us by Robbie Corey-Boulet explores queer spaces across Africa