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SA Muslim Council: Gay Muslims must resist their desires:
The world's first openly gay imam warns that a new fatwa issued by the SA Muslim Judicial Council will only incite hate towards queer people.
Fury over transphobic article published by SA Jewish Report:
A hateful article written by a gay man and published in the South African Jewish Report newspaper has been condemned as both deeply transphobic and inaccurate.
Celebration and defiance! A weekend of global Pride:
From Durban to Paris, this past weekend saw Pride events taking place around the globe, with one being violently shut down by police.
Oslo Pride: Marchers refuse to bow to hate:
Despite the cancellation of Oslo Pride, LGBTIQ+ Norwegians defiantly took to the streets to march in the wake of the deadly gay bar shooting.
Report: Body of Refiloe Malope found in mine shaft:
A body believed to be that of kidnapped lesbian woman Refiloe Malope has reportedly been found at the bottom of mine shaft in Benoni.
Alarm & homophobia as first monkeypox case confirmed in SA:
Queer South Africans are concerned about a rise in homophobic stigma as the country's first monkeypox case is confirmed.
Bonang Gaelae’s hate crime killer gets 38-year sentence:
Activists have welcomed the sentencing of Simon Mokoena, the man who murdered 29-year-old Bonang Gaelae in a hate crime stabbing.
Bullied gay 14-year-old takes his own life:
A family has been left devastated by the suicide of 14-year-old Mpho Falithenjwa in Orange Farm, South of Johannesburg, after he was bullied for being gay.
SAHRC takes Steve Hofmeyr to Equality Court:
The SA Human Rights Commission lodged a hate speech case against Steve Hofmeyr but faced resistance from High Court officials in Gqeberha.
Young lesbian woman “stoned to death” in Katlehong:
The death toll is mounting once again. It's been reported that a 24-year-old lesbian mom from Zimbabwe was brutally murdered in Gauteng.