Homophobia
What we need to do to tackle queerphobic hate crimes beyond our Constitution
Refilwe Moloto spoke to Justice Edwin Cameron on how we can better protect members of the LGBTQI+ community from hate crimes and discrimination.
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In Britain, LGBTQ migrants fear being sent to Rwanda
Under a controversial law passed in April, the UK plans to send asylum-seekers deemed to have arrived illegally on British soil to Rwanda, an East African country 6,000 kilometres from London, starting in mid-June.
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Cyprus push to ban gay conversion therapy amid exorcism claim
A recent report by the activist group Accept-LGBTI Cyprus surveyed around 100 people and revealed the scope of widely discredited practices that claim to be able to change sexual orientation or gender identity still being carried out on the Mediterranean island.
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Cape Town Pride Festival in full swing
Festival director, Matthew van As, said that they hoped to make this year's event far more inclusive of the greater LGBTQI+ community.
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LGBTI activists condemn govt delays in signing Hate Crimes Bill into law
The Bill has gone back and forth between Parliament and the Department of Justice since it was introduced in 2018.
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'Beautiful laws' fail South Africa's queer migrants
With some of the world's most progressive LGBTQ+ laws, South Africa attracts queer migrants from the continent escaping prosecution and homophobia. Yet gay rights are often only protected on paper. Many queer migrants say South Africa is more close-minded than they expected.
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Amstel Lager withdraws sponsorship for MacG’s podcast over transphobic remarks
The 'Podcast and Chill' series is also at the centre of a public furore, following rape allegations against their latest guest rapper and TV presenter Molemo ‘Jub Jub’ Maarohanye.
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Teachers’ union tackles homophobia
Institutions of learning should act decisively against those in their midst who act in a homophobic manner. A teachers’ union has taken up the cause on behalf of a bi-gender educator.
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Klopp tells Liverpool fans to stop homophobic chanting
Choruses of "Chelsea rent boy" -- aimed at Billy Gilmour who is on loan at Norwich from the Champions League holders -- could be heard emanating from the away fans section.
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ConCourt rules Qwelane article is tantamount to hate speech
Qwelane penned an article in the Sunday Sun newspaper in 2008 titled: 'Call Me Names – But Gay Is Not Ok'.
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Justice Dept: We are boosting efforts to probe why LGBTQIA+ attacks on the rise
Government and civil society groups have met to discuss the hate crimes.
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UEFA probes alleged Euro 2020 racist, homophobic incidents in Budapest
European football's governing body said in a statement it was investigating 'potential discriminatory incidents' in the Puskas Arena during Hungary's 3-0 defeat to Portugal on Tuesday and the 1-1 draw with France on Saturday.
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A silent genocide: Activists angered after fourth LGBTQIA+ murder in 2 months
In the latest incident, a woman was killed in Khayelitsha last weekend.
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MATUBA MAHLATJIE: I am the older queer man I wanted to see as a child
Matuba Mahlatjie says he cannot believe it's only now in 2021 that he is reflecting on the past trauma of having nowhere to belong.
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WC MEC Fritz: I won’t rest until attacks against LGBTQIA+ community addressed
The most recent incident in Cape Town is the murder of 22-year-old Lonwabo Jack who was found stabbed to death just over a week ago.
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QueerLivesMatter welcomes arrest in Lonwabo Jack murder case
Lonwabo Jack was murdered on his birthday last weekend in Nyanga. A 17-year-old boy's been taken into custody in the Eerste River area.
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Arrest in Lonwabo Jack's murder case welcomed
Police on Wednesday apprehended a 17-year-old boy in connection with the murder of 22-year-old Lonwabo Jack.
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Suspect (17) arrested in connection with Lonwabo Jack’s murder
Lonwabo Jack (22) was assaulted and stabbed to death in Nyanga on his birthday on Sunday.
