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Russia: Bill violates trans rights, intensifying LGBTQ+ crackdown: Russia continues on a regressive path of oppressing its LGBTQ+ community with a bill that poses a serious threat to the rights and well-being of transgender individuals.

Malawi: Churches promote anti-LGBTQ+ hate and misinformation: Church groups in Malawi held marches to protest against homosexuality and same-sex marriage, spreading lies about the LGBTQ+ community.

South Africa’s new equal Marriage Bill has been published: Home Affairs has published a draft new Marriage Bill which would make all monogamous and polygamous marriages equal in South Africa.

Turkey’s crackdown on Pride marches triggers mass detentions: Human Rights Watch has condemned the Turkish government's aggressive actions against Pride marches after police detain 113 individuals.

Steve Hofmeyr funds to benefit Eastern Cape LGBTIQ+ community group: A portion of the money Steve Hofmeyr had to pay in his hate speech settlement is going to support an LGBTIQ organisation in the Eastern Cape.

Report showcases resilience of global LGBTIQ Pride movement: Outright International's Pride Around the World Report finds that Pride events are held in 105 countries across the globe.

Online Safety: Social media’s failure to protect LGBTQ+ users revealed: A report sheds light on the alarming failure of major social media platforms to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from hate speech and online harm.

Award-winning activist and documentarian Angelo Louw releases debut book: Queer climate activist and documentary filmmaker Angelo Louw has released his debut book to mark Youth Month and Pride Month.

Woolworths addresses Pride campaign controversy: Woolworths has issued a response to the hateful social media backlash received in connection with its Pride campaign.

Queer men’s HIV support group launches in Cape Town: The Positively Alive network, which provides support for gay, bi and trans men living with HIV, is launching in Cape Town.