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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.

LGBTIQ+ community demands President Ramaphosa condemns hate murders:
The LGBTIQ+ community has united in calling for President Ramaphosa and all South Africans to stand up to queerphobia and hate.

Gareth Cliff defends transphobic Rachel Levine post:
Gareth Cliff doesn't see why misgendering transgender US health official Dr Rachel Levine as a "man who thinks he’s a woman" is transphobic.

Outrage as Sizzlers massacre killer is considered for early parole:
The sister of one of the victims of SAs worst queer mass killing, the Sizzlers massacre, is lobbying to stop his killer from being released.