To our Engage Men's Health clients, partners, and supporters—thank you for trusting us, standing by us, and being part of this journey. Your health matters. Your well-being matters. We urge you to continue prioritising your health and supporting one another.

The Eastern Cape Department of Health has stepped in to provide gender-affirming care for the transgender community in Buffalo City following funding cuts by the United States government.  https://t.co/cMHKoegCse

Here's our monthly snapshot of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents, case updates and other queer rights news in South Africa for FEBRUARY 2025, as collated by MambaOnline and OUT LGBT Well-being.  https://t.co/oXltuUnBtj #HumanRightsDay

A Message from OUT on Human Rights Day in South Africa - 21 March 2025 As OUT LGBT Well-Being, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to human rights, dignity, and justice for all people, particularly the most vulnerable among us. #HumanRightsDay #queerlivesmatter

OUT strongly condemns all forms of sexual violence, particularly crimes committed against children. However, we are concerned by a recent statement issued by the ANC Youth League in KZN, which highlighted an alleged perpetrator’s sexual orientation.  https://t.co/He1I2vCvu3

📢 Johannesburg Engage Men’s Health Clients: Request your transfer-out letter by Friday, 7 March 2025! 📄⚠️ Due to USAID’s permanent funding cancellation, this option will no longer be available after this date. 📲 WhatsApp 082 607 1686 for assistance.

Here's our monthly snapshot of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents, case updates and other queer rights news in South Africa for JANUARY 2025, as collated by MambaOnline and OUT LGBT Well-being.  https://t.co/pzrTBVDYHD

With Uganda and Nigeria joining, South Africa continues to align itself with the BRICS coalition, dominated by anti-democratic nations notorious for oppressing, abusing, and even executing their LGBTQ+ citizens. Here are the most queerphobic BRICS members!  https://t.co/iMg0TmnpUu

An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents, case updates and other human rights news in South Africa for November 2024, collated by OUT LGBT Well-being and MambaOnline. https://t.co/U7WgunkM5e

Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, are facing criticism for aligning with the Trump-fueled conservatism sweeping through the American tech sector by dropping restrictions on hate speech targeting LGBTQ people.  https://t.co/26lqZ737Au

2/2 - OUT 's We Remember campaign aims to raise awareness of the deadly attacks against LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa this past year. Each victim was a person with a life, friends, family, and loved ones. #WeRemember #JusticeForSiyasangaAndAbongile #EndHateCrimes🌈

1/2 - Queer couple Siyasanga Mabulu, 39, and Abongile Mani, 23, were shot and killed at a tavern in Khayamnandi, Gqeberha on 14 September 2024 by a group of men. It appears no one else was targeted in the shooting. Siyasanga was a beloved local soccer coach.

2/2 - OUT's We Remember campaign honours each of the known individuals brutally murdered in suspected hate crimes in the past year. Each victim was a person with a life, friends, family, and loved ones. #WeRemember #JusticeForPankie #EndHateCrimes #queerlivesmatter🌈

1/2 The body of 50-year-old Lazarus Ikaneng Thomas, affectionately known as “Pankie,” was discovered on 7 September 2024  in his locked shack in Galeshewe township, Kimberley, with signs that he may have been strangled. He was last seen alive two weeks earlier.

An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents, case updates and other human rights news in South Africa for November 2024, collated by OUT LGBT Well-being and MambaOnline.  https://t.co/GUqQNerelN

Here's our monthly snapshot of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents, case updates and other queer rights news in South Africa for NOVEMBER 2024, as collated by MambaOnline and OUT LGBT Well-being.  https://t.co/eytrCxbe8w

2/2: Emergency Contacts • For PEP (for possible HIV exposure): Any local clinic or Dis-Chem pharmacy within 72 hrs • Cipla Mental Health Helpline: 0800 456 789 (24 hrs), or WhatsApp chatline: 076 882 2775 (8:00 - 17:00) • SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0800 567 567 (24 hrs)

1/2 - OUT, Engage Men’s Health and our other services will be closed for the festive season from 20 Dec 2024 until 6 Jan 2025. We wish our clients, funders, partners, friends and their loved ones a wonderful holiday season and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year ahead!

2/2 - OUT's We Remember campaign honours each of the known individuals brutally murdered in suspected hate crimes in 2024. Each victim was a person with a life, friends, family, and loved ones. #WeRemember #JusticeForNokuthula #EndHateCrimes #queerlivesmatter🌈

1/2 - We remember their names! The body of Nokuthula Bottoman, a 35-year-old lesbian, was found in KwaNobuhle township, Kariega, with stab wounds on 1 September 2024. Reports indicated she may have also been raped. Her family only learned of her death through a social media post.