Join the Equality Project, SAMWU and Socialism From Below in a public discussion on why attacks on lesbians and gays are increasing in Africa.

 

 
1 July 2010

As a broad range of civil society organisations, we are profoundly disturbed by the nature, content and potential impact of the homophobic stance taken by Jerry Matjila, South Africa's representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, on the 16th of June 2010.

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27 May 2010
 
The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project welcomes the breaking of silence on homophobia
by our government, through President Jacob Zuma´s statement in Parliament today,
responding to the opposition party´s member´s question. The media reports that
President Zuma stated that our government has "condemned the action taken to arrest
people in terms of our constitution" and that government has not "kept quiet, so we are
with you on this issue as representing the country and the continent. We are working
hard to change attitudes and we will continue to do so." Further reports state that the
President said there is a "need to persuade, we need to make people understand, we
need to move with them. We have never adopted a confrontational stance on matters,"