U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield chaired Monday meeting
Advocacy organizations have welcomed arrests
Public comment period on proposed bill ended on Jan. 31
One installation is located near Apartheid-era buildings in Pretoria
Loew Breyenbach won pageant in 2021, resigned two months later
“The inhumane violations and slaughter of LGBTIQ+ persons should prompt thorough investigations, aimed at prosecuting those responsible”
One victim forced to pay $600 for release
MJC also called for excommunication or “takfir,” with the punishment being death for any Muslim found to be a member of the LGBTQ community
Respondents in 15 countries participated in Ichikowitz Family Foundation poll
Mpho Falithenjwa died by suicide after he was bullied for being gay