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At Archbishop Thabo Makgoba's final Provincial Synod, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa rejected a motion to pray for members in committed same-sex unions by 78 votes to 71. Queer Anglicans say the door is closed for now, but closer to opening than ever.
Bodies found across the Gauteng metro between July and September, amid fears of a serial killer. The Forum for the Empowerment of Women, which has documented violence against Black lesbian and queer women for two decades, says these killings cannot be read as isolated crimes.
The Johannesburg Equality Court permanently barred a media personality from targeting LGBTQIA+ people after he led a march to a traditional market and refused to apologize.
The 2026 SAWEI report scored South African employers on 110 measures of LGBTQ+ inclusion. Only a handful finished the process — and even top performers still leave queer staff closeted.
