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The gay survivor of a hate crime kidnapping and gang rape says he can finally restart his life after the Worcester Magistrates Court sentenced his attackers on Tuesday.

A report on pending anti-LGBTIQ legislation in Ghana has found that it’s already resulted in a surge of violence and hostilities towards sexual and gender minorities.

The defiant organisers of EuroPride 2022 say they will not accept the Serbian president’s shocking declaration that the event has been cancelled.

Umlilo is known for breaking boundaries in music, fashion, and visual art

15-year-old Tiro Moalusi took his own life after he was allegedly humiliated by a teacher

The decriminalisation of homosexuality by Singapore could have a major impact in the region

The gay school pupil was allegedly discriminated against by his teacher (Image: Pixabay)

Twitter and Facebook are failing to enforce their own guidelines and have allowed a surge in LGBTQ+ hate on their platforms.

Louw Breytenbach was crowned Mr Gay World in October 2021

Courage to Share is a new literary exploration of queer African activism (Illustration by Kgalalelo Shoai)

The authorities in the Maldives are prosecuting four men for homosexuality and investigating dozens more, reports Human Rights Watch.

The Mr Gay World 2022 logo features the Blue Crane, South Africa’s national bird

Hoërskool Rustenburg in North West punished a learner because she attended a drag show (Photo: Facebook)

The Sims ushered in a new era of self-expression for queer gamers

Rustenburg High School punished a learner because she attended a drag show (Photo: Facebook)

OUT LGBT Well-being in collaboration with MambaOnline publish a monthly overview of violations of the rights of LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa. We also look at the status of cases making their way through the criminal justice system. Here is our look at July 2022.

Since early May, more than 23,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. This is the largest ever global outbreak of the disease.

As the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for the use of long-acting injectable PrEP for HIV prevention, a new deal with its manufacturer gives hope that it could be rolled out around the world.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency and issued guidelines to tackle the spread of the virus, including empowering the LGBTQ+ community with knowledge.

Iranti’s Crystal Hendricks has called on President Ramaphosa and Parliament to protect South African children from intersex genital mutilation

“I choose to be provocative because that is a valid form of expression,” says Gyre (Photos: Chris Dennis Rosenberg)

Nakhane (Pic: Alex de Mora), Armand Joubert and Makhosi Lwazi have released a new batch of proudly queer music.

Two recent court rulings have dramatically advanced the human rights of LGBTQ+ people in Central Europe and the Caribbean.

Eleven years after converting an old fish factory in Hout Bay into one of the hottest weekend spots in Cape Town, the Bay Harbour Market is breaking ground with family-friend drag entertainment.

We’re Queer my Dear (WQMD) – the acclaimed, informative, and empowering LGBTIQA+ online web series – returns for its third season.

Activists in Ghana say that a group of LGBTI+ individuals were not only beaten and robbed by a mob at a party but were then arrested by the police, instead of the criminals.

The recent 10th Durban Pride was smaller than in previous years but no less passionate about demanding LGBTIQ+ equality and safety from hate crimes.

Grindr, the world’s most popular queer dating app recently revealed another ‘side’ to its user’s preferences when it comes to sexual roles.

This combined International Pride Month and Youth Month saw the African Queer Renaissance emerge in a studio apartment in Johannesburg on the 16th of June.