LGBTQ youth in SA facing high rates of bullying and discrimination
While June is Youth Month in South Africa, the challenges facing young LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) people,…
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Putting the B back into LGBTQ: Biphobia often neglected in IDAHOTB commemorations
As the world commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) this month, Love Not Hate and OUT…
LGBT hate crime reporting app launched
Exciting news! We’ve launched the Love Not Hate LGBT hate crime reporting app for Android devices. It takes three easy steps…
Dating and Online Hookup Safety Tips
Dating on sites and apps is fun, but you should be wary of people who may not be who they appear…
Cabinet finally approves historic Hate Crimes Bill
After a decade of campaigning by LGBTQ activists, South Africa’s Hate Crimes Bill is finally on its way to becoming…
New LGBTI hate crime reporting platform launched
In the wake of alarming research confirming the severe vulnerability of the LGBTI community, a new platform has been launched…
Hate Crimes Working Group urges Minister of Justice to submit Hate Crimes Bill to Cabinet
Despite ongoing racist assaults, crimes against the LGBTQ community, waves of xenophobic attacks, and anti-religious violence, the Department of Justice…
New report reveals critical need for hate crimes law in SA
A new report, five years in the making, has exposed the devastating nature of hate crimes in South Africa, where…
2018 off to a bad start with LGBTI murders
The New Year began on a tragic note following a series of possible hate crime murders of LGBTI South Africans.…
A field visit to Potchefstroom
“Why did you decide to report the rape to the police, Mbali*?” Dawie asks carefully. ‘”I don’t want to keep…