Lesbian and Gay Equality Project

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The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP), formerly known as the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality (NCGLE), is a non-profit, non-governmental organization in South Africa that focuses on the expansion of LGBT civil rights in South Africa and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It was founded in 1994, and successfully lobbied for the inclusion of sexual orientation as a basis for non-discrimination laws in the country after the end of the apartheid period; the organization has continued to operate after South Africa officially legalized same-sex marriage in 2005. Its work includes "law reform, lobbying, litigation, advocacy, employment equity, leadership training and development."

One of the foremost concerns of the organization is the continued homophobia that is present in post-apartheid society, and it is also in solidarity with LGBT organizations in Zimbabwe, where the Mugabe regime has placed severe restrictions on the living rights of the LGBT minority and other citizens.

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	South African LGBT topics
Law	LGBT rights in South Africa | Same-sex marriage in South Africa | National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Another v. Minister of Justice and Others | Minister of Home Affairs v. Fourie | Civil Union Act
People	Zackie Achmat | Simon Nkoli | Edwin Cameron
Organisations	Lesbian and Gay Equality Project
Events	Cape Town Pride | Johannesburg Pride | Mother City Queer Costume Party | Pink Loerie Mardi Gras
Media	Behind the Mask | Wrapped (magazine)
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