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Gender identity

How Joburg Underground is bringing bold indie films to South African audiences

Maverick Life

How Joburg Underground is bringing bold indie films to South African audiences

By Jared Beukes

Queering the pitch — SAPS gets into gender muddle on new case docket forms

South Africa

Queering the pitch — SAPS gets into gender muddle on new case docket forms

By Rebecca Davis

Growing number of anti-gay laws highlight Africa’s steady human rights regression

Africa

Growing number of anti-gay laws highlight Africa’s steady human rights regression

By Ottilia Anna Maunganidze and Chelsea Cohen

Accessing holistic gender-affirming healthcare is a need and a human right

Maverick Citizen

Accessing holistic gender-affirming healthcare is a need and a human right

By Lynn Bust and Richard Kaplan

Tongues and other taboos: Why queer sex education is good for everyone

South Africa

Tongues and other taboos: Why queer sex education is good for everyone

By Zano Kunene and Linda Pretorius

Progress and setbacks on LGBT rights in Africa — an overview of the last year

South Africa

Progress and setbacks on LGBT rights in Africa — an overview of the last year

By Graeme Reid

World Health Day draws attention to climate crisis as a health threat and IPCC climate mitigation report released

South Africa

World Health Day draws attention to climate crisis as a health threat and IPCC climate mitigation report released

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

There’s been no real effort to increase the representation of LGBTQI+ persons in government

Politics

There’s been no real effort to increase the representation of LGBTQI+ persons in government

By Jennifer Smout

Helen Zille in Stellenbosch: A Tale of Three Misreadings

South Africa

Helen Zille in Stellenbosch: A Tale of Three Misreadings

By Daily Maverick Readers

Transgender rights: Vital case heads to Equality Court

South Africa

Transgender rights: Vital case heads to Equality Court

By Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti

Transgender in Focus: Past, Present, Future

Maverick Life

Transgender in Focus: Past, Present, Future

By Marelise Van Der Merwe