South Africa

Trump welcomes white South Africans even as he blocks all other refugees
Queer Place Madagascar is one of a handful of organizations working to promote acceptance of LGBT people in the African island nation
Madagascar: Activism remains difficult due to sex and gender taboos
Students at Bethel Church's School of Supernatural Ministry students worship enthusiastically. (Max Whittaker photo courtesy of SFGate)
Exporting conversion therapy
Woman in South Africa walks past a wall covered with ads supporting the fight against HIV/ AIDS. (Denis Farrell photo courtesy of AP / Cruxnow.com)
UN says US aid cuts are hurting global fight against AIDS
Abandoned by the U.S., African HIV fighters must revise their strategies
Imam Muhsin Hendricks, South Africa's first gay imam, who was murdered Feb. 15. (Rodger Bosch photo courtesy of AFP/Getty Images/ HyphenOnline)
Why was South Africa’s gay imam assassinated?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he delivers his 2025 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, South Africa, February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
South Africa president boosts LGBTQI+ rights; Trump cuts off aid to South Africa
Woman in South Africa walks past a wall covered with ads supporting the fight against HIV/ AIDS. (Denis Farrell photo courtesy of AP / Cruxnow.com)
Fight against HIV in Africa put in jeopardy by suspension of U.S. funding
Pepfar clients visit anti-AIDS clinic for treatment. (Photo courtesy of Pepfar)
Trump officials shut down Pepfar’s anti-AIDS operations, endangering millions
Map of LGBT Rights in Africa — BLUE: Same-sex marriage is legal and discrimination based on sexual orientation prohibited. (Note: The little blue islands are Spanish, French, and UK territories); MAUVE: Limited recognition of foreign same-sex marriages; ORANGE: Same-sex sexual relations are illegal
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Africa
Africa had anti-Western views long before anyone blamed the West for LGBT+ activism
Naledi Pandor, South Africa's international relations and cooperation minister (Photo courtesy of BusinessLive.co.za)
Open letter: S. Africa must demand human rights in Uganda and Ghana, not just in Gaza
South Africa Pride 1990 (Photo courtesy of Johannesburg Pride)
‘We were scared’: Revisiting Africa’s first Pride march 33 years on
The first PrEPVacc volunteer participant receives an injection in Uganda in 2020. (Photo courtesy of PrEPVacc)
Hope for HIV vaccine falters as Africa-led project ends vaccine trial
Activists launch new website to document Trans and Intersex African History
Activists launch website to document trans and intersex African history
Uganda cites work with homosexuals as it seeks HIV/AIDS conference