June is Pride Month
As we commemorate Pride Month, LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual) organisations have highlighted the challenges faced by the community, while two members of the LGBTQIA+ community have shared their journeys.
IN A NATION celebrated for one of the world's most progressive constitutions, the lived realities of South Africa’s LGBTQIA+ community tell a different story.
Brian Sibeko-Ngidi, the director of Uthingo Network (formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Network), said South Africa had one of the most progressive constitutions in the world and was the first country in Africa to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
He said, however, there remained a significant gap between legal protections and lived realities.
