In the ever-evolving landscape of hip-hop, a significant shift is taking place as the genre confronts its history of homophobia.

The Cook Islands’ LGBTIQ+ community is celebrating becoming the latest nation to repeal the criminalisation of homosexuality.

Lawmakers have passed a bill proposing tough penalties for sexual minorities, including criminalising those who identify as LGBTQI.

The protesters carried placards that read “Abolish the Anti-homo Bill, and “Protect Queer Kids,” as they sang struggle songs.

The arrest of four women in Zambia for holding a march against gender-based violence has sparked a wave of dangerous homophobic vitriol.

An attacker has killed five people and injured 18 others in a shooting at a gay nightclub. He has been arrested.

Police have released the identities of the five people murdered in cold blood in the horrific Club Q shooting in Colorado.

A transgender person who visited Berlin Bar and Restaurant in Durban claimed they were kicked out for wearing a dress.

A Grade 9 student who attended PJ Simelane Secondary School ended his life allegedly over comments his teacher made about his sexuality.

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Jussie Smollett will be appealing after he was found guilty of orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack on himself.

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Kelly Khumalo’s manager: ‘Everything was a rushed job because clearly they wanted to get away from it being an issue.’

London-based musician Toya Delazy has slammed the South African Hip-Hop Awards claiming the organisation and its organiser are ‘homophobic’.

Kelly Khumalo declined the offer to replace Somizi Mhlongo at the restaurant reopening gig in Zimbabwe after he was banned from entering the country.

Floyd Mayweather is being criticised after a clip of him refusing to take a selfie with a fan because he was wearing nail polish was shared online.

British pop star and actor Will Young reveals he experienced ‘gay shame’ when he was six years old and emphasises that ‘parents need to sort their sh*t out’.

Lesbian activist, Sisanda Gumede, 28 was the latest victim of homophobic murder in South Africa when she was stabbed at the weekend.

‘The Bourne Identity’ star Matt Damon has vowed to never use a gay slur again after his daughter explained to him why it was unacceptable.

On Wednesday, four independent TV stations – Formula, Mtavari, Pirveli, and Kavkasia – said they were suspending broadcasting for 24 hours.

Mzansi designer Rich Mnisi has Twitter in a twist after posting pictures of himself in some miniskirts. Here’s what Tweeps have to say.