LGBTQ+ is the abbreviation for the proud lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex community in South Africa.
South Africa has had a rather torrid history concerning human rights, and especially the human rights of LGBTQ+ people. These days, South Africa’s Constitution is one of the most progressive in the world and the LGBTQ+ community enjoys the same rights as straight people, including being able to marry. Same-sex marriages were legally recognised through the Civil Union Act on 30 November 2006, meaning that couples could also adopt children and partake in IVF and surrogacy treatments.
South Africa was the fifth country in the world to
