Article by The United Church of Canada 20 June, 2025

At Inclusive and Affirming Ministries’ Cape Town anniversary, Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu saw a celebration of hopeful progress towards justice.

Article by Nompilo Gwala 21 February, 2025

The Cape Town-based Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) is celebrating its 30th anniversary as one of Africa’s leading drivers of queer faith inclusion. The organisation champions true diversity within religious contexts and works to build welcoming, affirming and inclusive faith communities for queer people.

Article by Nompilo Gwala 21 February, 2025

One hundred days after the brutal assassination of queer Imam Muhsin Hendricks, a sacred space was created in his memory—one that held grief, celebrated resistance, and dared to imagine a world where queer love and faith not only coexist but flourish.

Article by Nompilo Gwala 21 February, 2025

Imagining a Queer Africa, a multi-day strategic convening, has drawn together queer activists, faith leaders, scholars, human rights defenders and civil society partners to confront a growing global threat: the anti-gender movement.

Article by Daniel Itai 21 February, 2025

Muhsin’s journey with IAM became a longstanding and fruitful one, and so we join multitudes in deeply mourning the passing of a faith leader who has fiercely yet gently championed and guarded LGBTIQ+ rights in South Africa, but also for Muslims across the world.

Article by Roberto Igual 27 September, 2024

In a setback for religious inclusion, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has voted against blessing or offering prayers for same-sex couples.

Article by Colin Steward 7 April, 2024

Seventeen social justice organizations have issued an open letter to South Africa’s international relations minister, urging him to condemn violations of human rights targeting LGBT citizens of Uganda and Ghana.

Article by Willemien Brümmer 14 November, 2022

Faith Partnerships Coordinator Louis van der Riet was interviewed by Netwerk 24.

Article by Gomolemo Lesejane 15 April, 2022

In the opinion piece “My queerness is a gift to my community of faith” (15 April 2022), Gomo Lesejane reflects on the marginalisation of LGBTQI+ people within religious communities, particularly in Southern Africa.

Article by Greyson Vanguard Thela Friday, December 10, 2021

It is with great sadness that parents, friends, families and civil society has had to increase advocacy strategies due to the increase in the brutalisation of queer bodies. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTIQ) bodies have always been in existence, visibility has now merely increased. Ostensibly, the increase in visibility … 

Article by Kerry Cullinan – 1 July 2021, 4.30am

African activists show how churches can make space for queer people. Undeterred by threats and claims that they are ‘un-African’, these activists are making Christianity more inclusive.

Ecclesia de Lange, Greyson Thela, Thuli Mjwara and Hanzline Davids, who all live in …

Article by Kerry Cullinan – 1 July 2021, 4.30am

Undeterred by threats and claims that they are ‘un-African’, these activists are making Christianity more inclusive

Ecclesia de Lange, Greyson Thela, Thuli Mjwara and Hanzline Davids, who all live in South Africa, have good reasons …

Article by Roberto Igual  – May 10, 2021

A group of Christian church members have written a powerful open letter to South Africa’s archbishops, bishops and pastors admonishing them for their shameful silence amid ongoing LGBTIQ+ suffering.

Churches are violent against LGBTIQ+ people …

Article by Angie Gallagher , November 28, 2020

Over the past 25 years, Inclusive & Affirming Ministries (IAM) has played a major role in moving faith-based communities towards greater inclusion and celebration of LGBTQI+ individuals in their midst.

IAM has not only been preaching its message within the highest …. 

Article by By Ecclesia de Lange – Sep 22, 2020

Suspended Methodist minister and current director of Inclusive and Affirming Ministries reflects on a journey of becoming vulnerable and courageous

My journey to serve Jesus and be true to myself has been a complex one of full of learning, disappointment, frustration, and ultimately of hope and love …

Article by News24 – March 08, 2019

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found that the Dutch Reformed Church’s policy against solemnising same-sex marriages, diminished the integrity of gay congregants.

Judges Sulette Potterill, Joseph Raulinga and Daisy Molefe handed …

Article by Zelda Venter, Tuesday 21 August 2018

Pretoria – The decision to no longer recognise same-sex unions in the Dutch Reformed Church was taken at a special synod meeting after four days of intensive debating and praying, counsel for the Church argued on Tuesday in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria.

The Church is opposing an application by several of its members … 

Article by eNCA News, Tuesday 21 August 2018

JOHANNESBURG – Eleven members of the Dutch Reformed Church are taking the church to court … 

Article by Ilse de Lange, August 20, 2018

An adverse finding against the Dutch Reformed Church could mean that denominations, churches and religious organisations would lose their autonomy.

An organisation representing South Africa’s evangelical churches has been granted leave to make submissions in opposition ….

Article by eNCA News , August 19, 2018

LGBTI community on the brink of fairer treatment. Parliament’s home affairs committee has unanimously agreed to amend the Civil Union Act ……. 

Article by Carl Collison, August 10, 2018

The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) is being taken to court after it went back on its decision to allow same-sex unions.

It came as a surprise when, in 2015, the usually conservative church announced it would approve same-sex marriages and would allow ministers…

Article by Laurie Guam, August 02, 2018

Coming from as painful a history as the Dutch Reformed Church does, how can one justify continued exclusion when it comes to same-sex relationships?

he abbreviation “NGK” is nowadays better known in reference to spark plugs than …

Article by eNCA, 13 July 2018

Some time back in a high profile court case lesbian minister Ecclesia de Lange was fired by the Methodist Church…

Article by Kerkbode, 11 September 2017

“Ek was heeltemal verras. Ek het reg­ge­maak om te baklei, maar dit het glad nie gebeur nie.” Hierdie woorde van een van die gespreksgenote na af­loop van ’n werks­win­kel oor selfdegeslagver­hou­dings in die kerk, be­skryf iets van die toon­aard en gees van daardie ge­sprek wat onlangs in Port Elizabeth plaasgevind het…

Article by Roberto Igual, 16 June 2017

Eleven members of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), also known as the NG Kerk, are taking legal action to set aside the shocking decision by the church to reverse its acceptance of same-sex unions.

In November 2016, the DRC’s extraordinary general assembly dismayed the LGBTI community when …

Article by ERNEST MABUZA, 24 November 2015

Ecclesia de Lange‚ the Methodist church minister who was suspended and later discontinued as minister for her plan to marry her same-sex partner‚ failed in her appeal to the Constitutional Court to set aside her discontinuation.

De Lange announced before her congregation in 2009 that she intended to marry …

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