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A South African delegation took part in the spectacular WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 Canal Parade on Saturday. It included representatives from Cape Town Pride, which will host WorldPride in 2028, Deputy Minister Steve Letsike and Thami Kotlolo. #worldpride #CapeTownWorldPride

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Pride has no age limit. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

One of the most moving events at Amsterdam WorldPride celebrated the LGBTQ+ seniors who helped make today's freedoms possible. Music, laughter, memories and community filled the square.

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We're also proudly supporting the historic handover to WorldPride Cape Town 2028 – the first WorldPride ever hosted on the African continent.

Follow us for exclusive updates, inspiring stories and all the action from Amsterdam as the journey to Cape Town begins!

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🌈 MambaOnline is in Amsterdam for WorldPride 2026!

We're bringing you all the highlights from one of the world's biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations – from spectacular parades and powerful marches to the Human Rights Conference and the voices shaping our community's future.

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🚨 The LGBTQIA+ Sector has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene over plans to host the 3rd Pan-African Conference on Family Values in Cape Town in May 2027.

Read more here:
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How many times must a court recognise your rights before a government listens? Despite winning in Eswatini's Supreme Court, LGBTQ+ organisation ESGM is still fighting simply to register legally. The battle isn't over. 🏳️‍🌈 Read the latest ⬇️  https://t.co/FfJ6wVdTus

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🏳️‍🌈 TWICE HUNTED

🏳️‍🌈 Queer refugees in South Africa are being “Twice Hunted” by xenophobia and discrimination. A powerful opinion piece by Sikhander Coopoo and Mandy Jovial.

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“Recognition, however, is not completion.”

The SAWEI 2026 National Report is challenging South African employers to look beyond policies and ask: Are LGBTQ+ employees experiencing inclusion in their everyday working lives?

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https://t.co/1nzkR9vB4K

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How does South Africa's SAWEI workplace equality report impact Lesotho? More than you might expect. In this thoughtful opinion piece, Bokang Beekay Bane explores why many LGBTQ+ Basotho remain economically invisible despite recent legal progress. ⬇️ https://t.co/mdgjohONjM

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Police have shot dead the suspect accused of the Berlin Pride attack that killed one person and injured dozens. LGBTQ+ organisations say they will not allow violence to silence Pride. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/hWoDnCSfaV

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🏳️‍🌈 Berlin is mourning after one of the darkest days in the city's Pride history. Hundreds gathered to honour the victims as authorities revealed new details about the alleged attacker. https://t.co/hWoDnCSfaV

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Another setback for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa? A country once praised for repealing its anti-gay law may now be preparing to bring it back—stronger than before. Activists are sounding the alarm about a new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Gabon. Read the full story ⬇️
https://t.co/RuxcDldME6

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"Conversion therapy" isn't therapy. South Africa's leading psychology body has backed a landmark international declaration stating that LGBTQ+ conversion practices are harmful, unethical and unsupported by scientific evidence. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/5wRcvh8k8x

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Is the Bishops College Pride flag debate really about a flag? One of South Africa's leading LGBTQIA+ faith organisations says the answer is no.

IAM urges the Cape Town Anglican school to respond with compassion, dialogue and pastoral care.

More ⬇️ https://t.co/qSZyjf6l9Z

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Justice has finally caught up with four men who targeted Grindr users in KZN. They have each been jailed for 15 years after luring victims through fake Grindr profiles before kidnapping and robbing them in Durban, Umhlanga and Ballito.

Details here ⬇️
https://t.co/LQ4cWsfq4l

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⚖️ A landmark hate speech ruling. A murder trial. Rising xenophobia. Pride backlash. Our June 2026 South Africa LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch tracks the biggest LGBTQ+ rights developments, hate crimes and discrimination cases across the country.

Read it here ⬇️ https://t.co/qrUNFIPJxK

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"Our joy is worth being recorded." Those powerful words capture Akani Shimange's vision after being appointed Executive Director of Iranti. Meet them here. ⬇️ https://t.co/X3iBCyNE1T

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History is calling. Cape Town Pride is heading to Amsterdam to officially receive the WorldPride torch, paving the way for Africa's first-ever WorldPride in 2028. Why this moment matters. ⬇️ https://t.co/VVNkxIBdWB

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Uganda drops charges against two women arrested for kissing, contrary to anti-LGBT+ law

Protests & lobbying worked!

Under Uganda’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act, the women could have faced up to life imprisonment if convicted

https://t.co/IjOxN9xEiy

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🚨 South Africa is about to become the stage for one of Africa's biggest anti-LGBTQ+ gatherings. A major "family values" conference is coming to Cape Town in 2027 — and LGBTQ+ organisations are already sounding the alarm. Read why they're concerned ⬇️ https://t.co/4Hr0aZpe9f