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The Mr Gay World 2022 logo features the Blue Crane, South Africa’s national bird

Hoërskool Rustenburg in North West punished a learner because she attended a drag show (Photo: Facebook)

The Sims ushered in a new era of self-expression for queer gamers

Rustenburg High School punished a learner because she attended a drag show (Photo: Facebook)

OUT LGBT Well-being in collaboration with MambaOnline publish a monthly overview of violations of the rights of LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa. We also look at the status of cases making their way through the criminal justice system. Here is our look at July 2022.

Since early May, more than 23,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. This is the largest ever global outbreak of the disease.

As the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for the use of long-acting injectable PrEP for HIV prevention, a new deal with its manufacturer gives hope that it could be rolled out around the world.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency and issued guidelines to tackle the spread of the virus, including empowering the LGBTQ+ community with knowledge.

Iranti’s Crystal Hendricks has called on President Ramaphosa and Parliament to protect South African children from intersex genital mutilation

“I choose to be provocative because that is a valid form of expression,” says Gyre (Photos: Chris Dennis Rosenberg)

Nakhane (Pic: Alex de Mora), Armand Joubert and Makhosi Lwazi have released a new batch of proudly queer music.

Two recent court rulings have dramatically advanced the human rights of LGBTQ+ people in Central Europe and the Caribbean.

Eleven years after converting an old fish factory in Hout Bay into one of the hottest weekend spots in Cape Town, the Bay Harbour Market is breaking ground with family-friend drag entertainment.

We’re Queer my Dear (WQMD) – the acclaimed, informative, and empowering LGBTIQA+ online web series – returns for its third season.

Activists in Ghana say that a group of LGBTI+ individuals were not only beaten and robbed by a mob at a party but were then arrested by the police, instead of the criminals.

The recent 10th Durban Pride was smaller than in previous years but no less passionate about demanding LGBTIQ+ equality and safety from hate crimes.

Grindr, the world’s most popular queer dating app recently revealed another ‘side’ to its user’s preferences when it comes to sexual roles.

This combined International Pride Month and Youth Month saw the African Queer Renaissance emerge in a studio apartment in Johannesburg on the 16th of June.

We’re Queer my Dear (WQMD) – the acclaimed, informative, and empowering LGBTIQA+ online web series – returns for its third season.

LGBTIQ+ Norwegians gathered for a “spontaneous” Oslo Pride march following Saturday’s deadly shooting (Photos: Anna Riksaasen)

Two people were killed in the horror attack on patrons of the London Pub on the eve of Oslo Pride (Photo: www.travelgay.com)

Muhsin Hendricks is said to be the world’s first openly gay imam. (Photo: Richard Finn Gregory)

Several groups in Ghana are challenging the government’s unlawful arrest and detention of 21 LGBTI activists and community members last year.

A series of free and very topical queer workshops are being held in Durban as part of the city’s Durban Pride commemorations.

Durban Pride 2019 (Pic: Joy Khumalo)

Fina, swimming’s international governing body, has announced a controversial new policy that will ban transgender swimmers from competing under the gender that they identify with.

A new report published by FIFA has found that professional footballers are faced with a shocking amount of homophobic and racist abuse on social media.

DA MP Manny de Freitas believes that South Africa would benefit from an increase in LGBTQI+ tourism

Victor Madrigal-Borloz the UN Independent Expert on SOGI

A screaming Refiloe Malope was shoved into the boot of a car (Photo: SAPS)

One of Netflix’s best performing shows, Heartstopper was released to global audiences on the streaming platform in April.

Emanuel Mouers was stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime

We’re Queer my Dear (WQMD), the acclaimed, informative, and empowering LGBTIQA+ online web series returns for its third season.

The bubbly gay teen was bullied at school and in his community (Photos: supplied)

The Rainbow Social is back on Sat 18 June (Pics: Siphokazi Marivate)

We’re Queer my Dear (WQMD), the acclaimed, informative, and empowering LGBTIQA+ online web series returns for its third season.