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Another LGBTIQ+ life snuffed out in suspected hate crime:
A 22-year-old queer individual's life has reportedly been cut short in Khayelitsha, Cape Town in another suspected LGBTIQ+ hate crime murder.

Queer Books | Alistair Mackay on his dazzling debut novel:
Capetonian Alistair Mackay talks about writing his stunning new dystopian-sci-fi queer novel, It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.

Bloody Freedom Day gay hate crime killing of KZN man:
As President Ramaphosa lauded South Africa's LGBTIQ rights on Freedom Day, yet another queer person was being murdered in a suspected hate crime in Durban.

Gay Durban man hospitalised after hate crime attack:
A 24-year-old Durban man remains in hospital almost a week after he was beaten by three men in a brutal anti-LGBTIQ+ hate crime.

Blow as Eswatini High Court rejects bid to register LGBTIQ group:
Eswatini's LGBTIQ community is reeling after the High Court affirmed their equality but also denied an LGBTIQ group the right to be registered.

No, Steve Hofmeyr, LGBTQ+ inclusion is NOT sexualising children:
Despite a half-hearted apology, Steve Hofmeyr continue to equate LGBTQ+ inclusion in Disney's content with sexualising children.

Steve Hofmeyr claims LGBTQ+ community includes bestiality:
South African singer Steve Hofmeyr has told his fans that the LGBTQ+ acronym includes and promotes the acceptance of bestiality.

Ramaphosa’s empty words to LGBTQI+ community: “I am with you”:
President Cyril Ramaphosa used his Human Rights Day speech to condemn hate crimes against the LGBTQI+ community.

LGBTIQ murders: SA Govt replies to Human Rights Watch:
In a letter to Human Rights Watch, the SA government has outlined what action it's taking to address the recent wave of LGBTIQ murders.

Thandiswa Mazwai: The Mamba Interview:
The iconic Thandiswa Mazwai talks about her music, coming out, her first love and the "dream deferred" for LGBTIQ South Africans.