Tag: South Africa

Hope for HIV vaccine falters as Africa-led project ends vaccine trial

Hope for HIV vaccine falters as Africa-led project ends vaccine trial

An African-led, European-supported HIV prevention study, PrEPVacc, announced today that it is halting its tests of a potential HIV vaccine. T [...]
Activists launch website to document trans and intersex African history

Activists launch website to document trans and intersex African history

A group of activists has launched an initiative to document and preserve the history of trans and intersex Africans and their struggle for equal right [...]
Another attack in South Africa, a land of pro-gay laws and anti-gay violence

Another attack in South Africa, a land of pro-gay laws and anti-gay violence

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. From the Afr [...]
South Africa president praises his nation for embracing gay rights

South Africa president praises his nation for embracing gay rights

South African President, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has praised South Africa for creating a conducive environment for homosexuals to practice same-sex m [...]
Another South African LGBTQIA+ activist stabbed to death

Another South African LGBTQIA+ activist stabbed to death

A South African LGBTQIA+ activist was stabbed to death on Sunday, March 20, allegedly because she spurned a man who proclaimed his love for her. [...]
Archbishop Tutu boosts Bible guide promoting love for queer Africans

Archbishop Tutu boosts Bible guide promoting love for queer Africans

Does the Bible condemn homosexuality? Not according to a The Bible and "Homosexuality," a new guide book from South Africa's Inclusive and Affirming M [...]
Report: Covid-19 threatens LGBTIQ+ Africans and their organisations

Report: Covid-19 threatens LGBTIQ+ Africans and their organisations

Covid-19 has hurt LGBTIQ+ communities in east and southern Africa while also revealing weaknesses in the region's LGBTIQ+ advocacy organisations, acco [...]
AIDS conference organisers silent as violence sweeps host South Africa

AIDS conference organisers silent as violence sweeps host South Africa

Organisers of the 2021 International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) have remained silent about prospects for [...]
UPDATE: Namibian government allows gay man’s infant daughters to come home

UPDATE: Namibian government allows gay man’s infant daughters to come home

UPDATE May 19, 2021: The Namibian government has issued travel documents to the twin infant daughters of a binational gay couple who were born in S [...]
Namibia denies residency to infant daughters of gay citizen

Namibia denies residency to infant daughters of gay citizen

A Namibian court ruled Monday against a gay couple demanding the right to bring their infant daughters home after being born to a surrogate in South A [...]
Protesters demand gay rights in Zimbabwe

Protesters demand gay rights in Zimbabwe

Protesters marched to the Zimbabwean consulate in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 12 to present a petition calling for Zimbabwe to recognize the hu [...]
African churches: Why preach love, then imprison gays?

African churches: Why preach love, then imprison gays?

Why do people who preach love every Sunday want people put in prison for what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms? That was one of the questions [...]
Photos: South African gay actor Somizi Mhlongo marries his boyfriend

Photos: South African gay actor Somizi Mhlongo marries his boyfriend

The Internet went wild in Africa after gay South African celebrity TV personality Somizi Buyani Mhlongo shared photos of his wedding on social media. [...]
S. Africa rejects Zambia refugee for saying he’s both gay and Christian

S. Africa rejects Zambia refugee for saying he’s both gay and Christian

A young Zambian gay man has been denied refugee status in South Africa by authorities who claim that he cannot be both Christian and gay. From [...]
New online help for LGBT asylum-seekers in South Africa

New online help for LGBT asylum-seekers in South Africa

Gateway Health Institute, a South African human rights organization, has launched an online platform to help LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees access [...]
Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law

Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law

Angola's repeal of its anti-gay law last month could lead to the repeal of all remaining anti-homosexuality laws in southern Africa, an international [...]
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