Homophobia
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.
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'We're not just letters' - LGBTIQ+ community demands justice after attacks
Members of the LGBTIQ+ community have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the South African government to actively work towards protecting members of the community. This comes after a number of attacks and murders on gay people in recent weeks.
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Gay rights activists call on government, SAPS to investigate hate crimes
This after Lonwabo Nolte was stabbed to death over the weekend. Queer Lives Matter's, Kamva Gwana, believed that this was a homophobic attack.
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#JusticeForLulu: Calls from LGBTQIA+ community for Parly to discuss homophobia
Dozens took to the streets on Friday in a peaceful march where protesters handed over a memorandum to Parliament in a demonstration that place under the banner 'Justice for Lulu'.
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SA’s LGBTQIA+ community reels from another gay murder in less than 2 weeks
The body of 40-year-old Andile ‘Lulu’ Ntuthela was found in a shallow grave in the backyard of the man who has now been arrested in connection with his murder.
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Family of Durban man killed in apparent hate attack seek justice over his murder
Sphamandla Khoza’s body was discovered in a ditch near his home last Monday.
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Austrian Catholics fly rainbow flag after same-sex blessing ban
The powerful Vatican office responsible for defending church doctrine, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), handed down a ruling that same-sex unions could not be blessed despite their "positive elements".
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As 16 days campaign ends, work against GBV continues for organisations
Thursday marks the end of the campaign, but organisations such as Philisa Abafazi Bethu continue to serve communities where there are high levels of violence, drug abuse and gangs.
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Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic 'like fags'
"All anyone talks about these days is the pandemic. We need to stop that," said Bolsonaro during the speech, which was ostensibly on tourism.
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Dan Palmer praised after becoming first Wallabies player to come out as gay
Despite his demons, Dan Palmer said he enjoyed his time at the Waratahs and Brumbies and never felt discriminated against, insisting 'the battle for me was primarily with myself'.
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Chinese activist loses legal battle over homophobic textbooks
So Xixi, who uses a pseudonym, resorted to consumer protection laws in an effort to prove the Jinan University Press book contained more errors than permitted and was therefore not suitable for sale to the public.
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RUBY HEALING: Straight talk by a grade 10 queer girl
Why is society still so scared for young people to discover and have pride in their true identities, asks Ruby Healing.
