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Con Court: Jon Qwelane guilty but hate speech definition amended: A victory for SA's LGBT+ community as the Constitutional Court confirms Jon Qwelane was guilty of hate speech but amends the Equality Act.

The Baroness is no more: Remembering Edwin van Wijk: Edwin van Wijk, the actor who scandalised, enlightened and entertained South Africa as the Baroness, has passed away in Amsterdam.

Walter and Gerry: Celebrating a 64-year gay love story: Walter Sassman and Gerry Dagnin and their enduring decades-long love story were honoured at a moving memorial service in Cape Town.

South Africa has become numb to LGBTIQ+ murders: Thousands protest in Spain over a gay man's killing yet South Africans appear untroubled by the murder of almost twenty LGBTIQ+ people.

Editorial | DOJ’s slap in the face to LGBTIQ+ South Africans: A press conference hosted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional

Fury as Cape Town school bans LGBTIQ+ students from marking Pride Month: LGBTIQ+ learners at an Afrikaans school in the Western Cape were harassed and blocked from marking Pride because it would be "disruptive".

Becoming Yaya Mavundla: Outspoken transgender activist and reality star Yaya Mavundla expresses controversial views on LGBTIQ+ activism and classism in the community.

Photos | Vigil for fallen LGBTIQ+ hate victims: The LGBTIQ+ community gathered at Johannesburg's Constitution Hill on Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil to honour the victims of hate.

Even in death Jon Qwelane is putting LGBTIQ+ lives at risk: Months after his death, Jon Qwelane's homophobia is still having a deadly impact on the lives of LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa by delaying the Hate Crimes Bill.

ACDPs warped and inhuman Christian values: So much for Christian values! Instead of crying out against LGBTIQ+ murders, the ACDP has chosen to protest against inclusion in schools.