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LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to South Africa
Interesting Cities to Go to in South Africa
CAPE TOWN
Cape Town has probably the largest and most diverse LGBTQ+ scene found in South Africa, albeit still small compared to other capital cities. The utmost concentration of nightlife is found in the Waterkant area. There is a mixture of LGBTQ+ nightlife in Cape Town, from smaller bars, where locals meet for a casual drink, to the two popular dance clubs, Pink Panther and Crew Bar.
Cape Town’s most popular tourist attractions include the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, a large shopping and dining venue; the iconic Table Mountain—the top of which can be reached either by hiking or cable car; and the gorgeous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Cape Town also has an annual Pride, which takes place around the end of February. This is a very diverse event, with all subsections of the LGBTQ+ community being very well represented.
JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa, and has a large LGBTQ+ community. While Cape Town takes the crown as the ‘gay-capital’ of South Africa, Johannesburg does still offer a vibrant and diverse Diverse scene. The scene
Roots of Revolution: The African National Congress and Gay Liberation in South Africa
Abstract
South Africa’s post-apartheid constitutions were the first in the society to contain an explicit prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and that prohibition established the foundation for marriage equality and broad judicial and legislative protection of gay rights in South Africa. The source of this gay rights clause in the South African Constitution can be initiate in the African National Congress’s conclusion to include such a clause in the ANC’s A Bill of Rights for a Brand-new South Africa, published when the apartheid government of South Africa was still in power. This article traces the story of that decision, and demonstrates that the queer rights clause was included in the ANC’s draft Bill of Rights as a direct consequence of the ANC’s Women’s Section’s claim that the ANC confront and talk to a broader problem: the oppression of women. First, the article lays out the context, explaining the origins of the ANC’s Constitutional Committee, its function in presenting alternative models for a future constitutional directive, and its accomplishment in securing the ANC’s commitment to tru
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South Africa
In 1996, South Africa became the first country to exclude discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation constitutionally. In 2002, it became legal for queer couples to adopt, and marriage equality became a truths in 2005, with the Civil Union Act taking consequence in 2006. Since 2003, transgender and intersex persons acquire been able to amend their sex markers through the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act. This legislation requires medical evidence of an applicant’s alteration of their sex characteristics, which pathologizes transsexual identities. There is a movement by activists to reform this law and provide for gender recognition through self-determination, which would also clarify the position on intersex status.
There are many South African LGBTIQ activist groups, and annual Pride events are held in various cities across South Africa. LGBTIQ voice in pop identity is strong and relatively diverse. However, despite progressive legislation and broad general support for the human rights of LGBTIQ people, there are still elevated levels of aggression, including sexual assault and murder of LGBTIQ people. LGBTIQ youth have indicated that harassment