Lgbtqi rights
Man accused of killing LGBTQI activist Lindokuhle Cele to apply for bail
Mvuyisi Mabhuda allegedly stabbed 23-year-old Lindokuhle Cele over a week ago in what appeared to have been a homophobic crime.
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Survey: Africa among most hostile regions for LGBTQ community
On Thursday, a report released by the Institute for Race Relations revealed that some countries on the continent are still oppressive towards this marginalised group.
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Court to rule on transgender woman's right to express her gender in prison
Jade September, who is currently serving a 15-year sentence for murdering one of her clients in 2013, turned to the Equality Court in November last year for the right to dress as a woman, in spite of being in a male prison.
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Australian state allows optional listing of gender on birth certificates
Advocates welcomed the landmark decision they said would reduce discrimination in the transgender community.
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[OPINION] Abolition of Angola’s anti-gay laws may pave way for regional reform
Angola's new President João Lourenço has shown some willingness to engage in more inclusive politics.
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EFF manifesto demands harsher sentences for ‘corrective’ rape crimes
'Corrective' rape refers to the rape and humiliation of lesbian women by men who believe they can change their sexual orientation by forcing themselves on lesbian women.
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A precarious haven: Africa's LGBT+ refugees teeter on the brink in Kenya
Largely forgotten, say campaigners, are the hundreds of LGBT+ refugees - predominantly from Uganda - forced to live in the shadows and pushed to the brink due to a lack of protection.
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WCED: Transgender learners should wear uniform they identify with
The Western Cape Education Department says they want all schools to embrace diversity and inclusivity.
