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Celebrating diversity and inclusion at Cape Town Pride with P&G's Gable initiative

Events

Celebrating diversity and inclusion at Cape Town Pride with P&G's Gable initiative

Issued by P&G 5 Mar 2024

Human Rights Law

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

#RWC2023: 5 ways rugby is positively impacting society

Sport

#RWC2023: 5 ways rugby is positively impacting society

13 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Film & Cinematography

Algeria bans Barbie movie, media and official source say

15 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

HIV alarm in Uganda as anti-gay law forces LGBT 'lockdown'

9 Jun 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Legislation

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Pope Francis addresses the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome, returning from his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, 5 February 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

Human Rights Law

Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice

Philip Pullella 6 Feb 2023

Source: Pixabay.

HIV/AIDS

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

Unpacking identity on the Viceroy Vul'Umlomo: Conversations on Culture

FMCG

Unpacking identity on the Viceroy Vul'Umlomo: Conversations on Culture

Issued by Heineken Beverages 21 Sep 2022

Julia Selman Ayetey, lawyer for the 21 people, who where detained by police and accused of unlawful assembly and promoting an LGBTQ agenda, speaks to journalists at the Ho Circuit Court in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana 4 June 2021. Reuter/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana's anti-LGBT law

Christian Akorlie 12 Nov 2021

Fulu Mugovhani is caught in a love triangle with a twist in Umakoti Wethu

Film

Fulu Mugovhani is caught in a love triangle with a twist in Umakoti Wethu

Issued by Showmax 23 Sep 2021

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Film

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Gibson Ncube 23 Jun 2021

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

Dr Claire Westman 21 May 2021

Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images

HIV/AIDS

Battles won - and lost - against Aids hold valuable lessons for managing Covid-19

Linda-Gail Bekker 1 Dec 2020

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

Film

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

15 Jun 2020

Magazines

SA's oldest LGBTQI+ mag turns 25

22 Nov 2019

16 Emmy nominees to binge now on Showmax

Streaming

16 Emmy nominees to binge now on Showmax

Issued by Showmax 31 Jul 2019

Women walk past a mural painted to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA/Dai Kurokawa

HIV/AIDS

HIV in Kenya: high risk groups aren't getting the attention they need

Makobu Kimani 19 Jul 2019

AFDA Port Elizabeth celebrates Pride Month

Higher Education

AFDA Port Elizabeth celebrates Pride Month

Issued by AFDA 28 Jun 2019

Fighting for the right to love: It's time to end un-African prejudice

Online Media

Fighting for the right to love: It's time to end un-African prejudice

Michael Hathorn, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 16 May 2019

Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights

Andrew Novak 19 Mar 2019

Kenyan filmmaker, Wanuri Kahiu, on the set of her film, Rafiki.

Design Indaba

#DesignIndaba2019: We need to believe in African mermaids

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

Seventy years of international human rights

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Seventy years of international human rights

Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann 11 Dec 2018

The Hidden Flag

Fairness First

#FairnessFirst: Not-so-secretly supporting Pride Month with Russia's #thehiddenflag

Leigh Andrews 16 Jul 2018

Image credit: Kaspars Grinvalds via .

Advertising

Mind your Ts and Cs

E. Herridge 11 Jun 2018

AbdouMaliq Simone speaking at the closing panel of the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Urban planning: Who leads the conversation?

Sean O'Toole 7 Feb 2018

The Wound boldly explores tradition and sexuality

Film

The Wound boldly explores tradition and sexuality

Daniel Dercksen 5 Feb 2018

How has the advertising industry responded to serving the needs of the LGBTQ community?

Advertising

How has the advertising industry responded to serving the needs of the LGBTQ community?

Iza Grek 30 Jan 2018

LGBT radio goes online in Tunisia despite threats

Radio & Audio

LGBT radio goes online in Tunisia despite threats

21 Dec 2017

Paying tribute to freedom of gay rights in South Africa through dance

Advertising

Paying tribute to freedom of gay rights in South Africa through dance

30 Oct 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Hitmen, Head hunters and Angels in America

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Hitmen, Head hunters and Angels in America

Daniel Dercksen 17 Aug 2017

RENT musical heads to Johannesburg

Theatre

RENT musical heads to Johannesburg

13 Mar 2017

China takes down gay online drama: report

TV

China takes down gay online drama: report

25 Feb 2016

SA Academy of Science discusses 'Diversity in Human Sexuality' report

Exhibitions & Events

SA Academy of Science discusses 'Diversity in Human Sexuality' report

13 Aug 2015

LGBT marketing: you have to be out before you can be integrative

Tourism

LGBT marketing: you have to be out before you can be integrative

Sindy Peters 21 Apr 2015

Demographics and their role in consumer behaviour

Research

Demographics and their role in consumer behaviour

11 Mar 2015

[Design Indaba 2015] FilmFest '15 on the fringe of unusualness

Design Indaba

[Design Indaba 2015] FilmFest '15 on the fringe of unusualness

Jessica Taylor 23 Feb 2015

Masterful Imitation Game

Film

Masterful Imitation Game

Daniel Dercksen 20 Jan 2015

Africa World Documentary Film Festival kicks off this month

Film & Cinematography

Africa World Documentary Film Festival kicks off this month

8 Jul 2014

Albie Sachs awarded prestigious Tang Prize

Law Practice

Albie Sachs awarded prestigious Tang Prize

Melissa Jane Cook 24 Jun 2014

Here's Quest, our guest

Radio & Audio

Here's Quest, our guest

13 May 2014

Cock and Bull Story in Cape Town

Theatre

Cock and Bull Story in Cape Town

Daniel Dercksen 30 Apr 2014