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Trump ends SA’s HIV and TB research grants
Cancellation letters, which end millions of rands of South African universities’ US-government funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate effect, started to roll in over…
Patriarchal view of only two genders is more complex than XX and XY
Gender identity and sexual orientation are not a choice – they happen during pregnancy
Transgender celebrity Bobrisky jailed in Nigeria
She was convicted for ‘spraying’ bank notes into the air but even her detractors believe she is being punished for defying the country’s conservatism regarding gender and sexuality
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…
In the US, 2022 was a year of right-wing attacks. What lies ahead?
It’s a rocky road to a functional democratic future for the United States, but fighting injustice is a long-term task
Out of testosterone, out of hope — trans men face second year of hormone shortage
The shortage of the version of testosterone used by state facilities and nonprofits has left transgender men in South Africa with few options
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
2022 census discriminates against LGBTQIA+ community
LGBTQIA+ organisations have accused Stats SA of being discriminatory for excluding transgender, non-binary and intersex categories in a question relating to sex
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
The harrying of Kathleen Stock
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
Trans woman still waiting six months later for SA ID document
But Seoketsi Mooketsi is cautiously hopeful that the home affairs department’s proposed new ID policy will soon restore her non-binary identity