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RAINBOW UNITY: Buffalo City will be hosting its first-ever Pride march on Saturday, October 28 along Orient Beach. Picture: THEO JEPHTA

Buffalo City to host its first Pride march

Buffalo City will be hosting its first Pride march on Saturday, October 28 along Orient Beach. Various organisations in and around East London that are involved with the LGBTQ+ community have come together to initiate and plan the Pride…

TALENTED PERFORMER: Weasel Hattingh as Aurora Williams performs a Christmas song. Picture. THEO JEPHTA

Club provides safe space for local LGBTQ+ community

C lub Eden has been a safe entertainment haven for the LGBTQ+ community in East London for decades. The club hosts regular drag queen events that allow aspiring performers to show off their talents in singing, dancing, acting,…

PROGRESS: EL-based organisation Social, Health and Empowerment (SHE) said the proposed changes to ID laws would help transgender and non-binary peoplePicture by torbakhopper is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Proposed changes to ID laws will benefit transgender, non-binary people

Proposed changes to South Africa’s ID laws put forward by the department of home affairs (DHA) will be a “phenomenal” benefit to transgender and non-binary people, said EL-based organisation Social, Health and Empowerment (SHE).…

SHE back with 7th Trans Diva pageant

Local NPO Social, Health & Empowerment (SHE) will be hosting their seventh annual Miss Trans Diva beauty pageant at the Billy Francis Hall in Buffalo Flats on Friday September 27. According to SHE programme director Wandile Dyoba, the…

Marriage officers will not be able to object to same-sex civil unions in SA

Parliament’s portfolio committee on home affairs has adopted a bill that aims to repeal legislation allowing a marriage officer to object‚ on the grounds of conscience‚ religion or belief‚ to solemnising a civil union between people of…

Mr Gay World moves to Cape Town after Chinese clampdown

International LGBTQ+ competition, Mr Gay World 2019 is coming to Cape Town next year after abandoning their original venue in Hong Kong. The move comes after a clampdown on LGBTQ+ events and campaigns by the Chinese government forced the…

International LGBT+ Month

To all our LGBT+ readers, we wish you a happy International Pride Month