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We’re often told that visibility is essential for change. But for the trans community, visibility often leads to heightened vulnerability.
In a devastating blow to LGBTI+ rights in Europe, Hungary has passed a repressive law banning Pride marches across the country.
Amid attacks on LGBTIQ+ rights in the US, concerns grow about the safety of international visitors at WorldPride 2025 in Washington DC.
Protestors took to the streets of London to condemn leaders from the 29 Commonwealth countries that still criminalise same-sex intimacy.
The President of Namibia, Nangolo Mbumba, has declined to sign two anti-LGBTQ bills, despite recently outlawing same-sex marriage.
Celebrating its 7th year, the Human Rights Festival returns for the 2025 edition at Johannesburg’s Constitution Hill from 20 to 23 March.
What began with the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to US foreign aid has now become a global trend, with other countries following suit.
The ANC Youth League in KZN has been criticised for drawing attention to the LGBTQIA+ identity of an individual accused of molesting a child.
Relive the magic of the 2025 Cape Town Pride parade and mardi gras with this stunning gallery of images of the big queer day out.
An exciting new LGBTQIA+ addition to the international pageant world, Mr Gay Universe, a contest for gay men, has been unveiled.
Following the execution of openly gay imam Muhsin Hendricks, Zackie Achmat reflects on the dangerous ways religious communities fuel hate.
There’s confusion on social media about the status of the longstanding Mr Gay World event after a series of seemingly conflicting posts.
Phio Kenosi’s story exposes the reality of accessing gender-affirming care in Botswana, battling both bureaucracy and discrimination.
The largest LGBTQI+ group in Lesotho responds to President Trump’s claim that the US gave the country $8 million to “promote” LGBTQI+ rights.
Stockholm reflects a global rise in diverse sexual identities, with an increase in people identifying as bisexual across many countries.
Dion George made history at Cape Town Pride 2025 with a powerful speech as South Africa’s first out and proud gay male cabinet minister.
A shocking new bill in the US state of Texas aims to make identifying as transgender the felony offence of “gender identity fraud”.
The queer community in Ghana is under renewed threat for identifying as LGBTQ+ after lawmakers revived a draconian anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Cape Town’s Sheikh Jameel Adams has been accused of implicitly condoning the recent murder of gay imam Muhsin Hendricks.
Hungary’s populist right-wing government declares it will no longer “tolerate” public Pride events, insisting they should be held indoors.
Cape Town Pride celebrated queerness, love and inclusion, while paying tribute to fallen community members, like Imam Muhsin Hendricks.
Two men in Indonesia have been publicly flogged after being found guilty by a Sharia court of engaging in a consensual same-sex relationship.
A Cape Town trans woman refused to back down after she was discriminated against by a security official at the Green Point Athletic Stadium.
The Trump administration has permanently shut down USAID programmes providing vital health services to the LGBTIQ+ community in South Africa.
An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and updates in South Africa in January 2025, collated by OUT and MambaOnline.
New data reveals that more adults in the US than ever before identify as LGBTQ+, with bisexual individuals making up the largest segment.
In a further escalation of its persecution of LGBTQ people, Russia is reportedly considering compiling a database to monitor queer citizens.
The long-awaited start of the trial of seven alleged members of the Grindr gang syndicate has been postponed, seemingly due to legal incompetence.
Despite waivers, court judgments and assurances from the embassy, USAID funding for projects that provide HIV medication has not resumed.
Father Martin Kalimbe from Blantyre is a bold and unwavering advocate for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in Malawi’s religious landscape.