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MEET THE TEAM: Botho Maruatona
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WE ARE HIRING: MEDIA OFFICER
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#KZNFLOODS: CIVIL SOCIETY EMERGENCY RELIEF DRIVE
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Iranti bids farewell to founding Executive Director and welcomes Acting Co-Executive Directors
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International Transgender Day of Visibility
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Vacancy: Executive Director/Co-Directors
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PRESS RELEASE: New ID Numbers are an important step towards Trans, Intersex and Non-Binary inclusion
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PRESS RELEASE: Human rights are not a luxury to some but a necessity for all
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#QueerSona: We won’t be ignored
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PRESS RELEASE: Iranti response to the State of Nation Address
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PRESS RELEASE: #QueerSona – Hear our voices, Mr President
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PRESS RELEASE: Census 2022 will not be counting the LGBTI+ community
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Meet the team: Sylvester Kazibwe
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Meet the team: Nolwazi Tusini
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Capturing the stories of the LTI community
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Wellness Support for Festive Cheer
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The strategic and diverse struggle for LGR
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Challenging Intersex Genital Mutilation in South Africa
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Work with us | Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer Women (LBQ) Programme Officer
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Writer and Social Media Officer
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Botswana Court of Appeal Upholds Ruling to Decriminalise Same-sex Relationships
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADVERTISEMENT
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Applying for ITF funding
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COVID-19 relief available for LGBTQI+ persons
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SA-EU Dialogue: Conference Material
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Invitation: Trans-led Initiatives Funding Opportunities Seminar
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Strengthening our policy framework: There must be outcomes
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#EndIGM to protect rights of Intersex children … and adults
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SA-EU Dialogue: Protecting rights of Intersex Children
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SA-EU Dialogue: Human Rights approach to Health
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Global Perspective: Lessons for Legal Gender Recognition in South Africa
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Legal Gender Recognition in South Africa: Positive movement . . . more work to be done
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SA-EU Dialogue: It’s time for change
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MEET THE TEAM: Tamsin Wort
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Intersex Awareness Week: Exploring the IGM investigation process
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PRESS RELEASE: Historic policy dialogue on Intersex and Transgender Rights in South Africa
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MEET THE TEAM: Cullen Goldblatt
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Breaking down stigma to support Intersex persons in Africa
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Request for Proposal: Executive Director Recruitment
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PRESS RELEASE: Iranti Announces Search for New Executive Director
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Hate crimes and hate speech Bill give hope for justice
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Debunking the falsities surrounding Intersex and Transgender people
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Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) LGBTI+ Right to equality and non-discrimination questionnaire
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Work with us: Trans Rights Advocacy Programme Officer Vacancy
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Depathologised healthcare crucial for LGBTQIA+ community
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[STATEMENT] Call for Action after UCT VC’s Harmful Seminar on LGBTQA+ Community
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Reflections on the Iranti Journey: 2020 – 2021
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Call for Board Nominations: African Trans Network
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MEET THE TEAM: Dibabatso Baloyi
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Opportunity: Programme Coordinator (Sex Characteristics and Gender Identity)
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Iranti is Hiring! Exciting opportunity for an experienced Communications Manager
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A NEW DAWN FOR THE MISS SOUTH AFRICA BEAUTY PAGEANT
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#NoOneIsOneThing: Sharing our diversity through storytelling
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[VACANCY] App Developer
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Meet the team: Zoey Black
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Meet The Team: Ntuthuzo Ndzomo
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New Board to take Iranti into the next decade
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From legal to lived realities: Tackling change for LGBTI persons
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No Cause For Celebration – Johannesburg Community Vigil
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Africa Day marks resistance to state-sponsored homophobia
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“We still have people gatekeeping our identities”
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More work needed to share queer lives
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New Webseries: Road Trip For Change
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Lives are at stake: LGBTIQ+ sector awaits promised response from Dept of Justice on hate murders
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The LGBTIQ+ Community Comes Together To Say “Enough Is Enough”
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JOINT STATEMENT: SPATE OF HATE CRIME MURDERS – LGBTIQ+ PEOPLE SAY MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE
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[PRESS STATEMENT] Iranti demands action on attacks on the LGBTI community
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Iranti calls on SAHRC to prioritise hate crimes against LGBTIQ community
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ABOUT US
OUR WORK
Iranti means “memory” in Yoruba and as such we are committed to telling the stories of lesbian, transgender and intersex persons in our region. These stories and our history as a community do not exist in a vacuum, and we understand the need for evidence-based research, data analysis and documentation. One of Iranti’s key strategic…
Learn MoreIranti is a media-advocacy organisation, and we pride ourselves in our ability to document LGBTI+ activities and milestones, and tell LGBTI+ stories, through the tactical use of multimedia storytelling. We believe that participation of lesbians, gender non-conforming, trans and intersex persons in owning their stories is essential to the creation of a just and equitable…
Learn MoreIranti’s work, from media production to research, is all done in the service of lesbian, transgender and intersex advocacy and activism. We envision a just world where everyone lives with dignity, respect and equality and where different sexual orientations and gender identities are celebrated, but this cannot happen without meaningful, impactful and targeted advocacy. The…
Learn MoreWe believe that we as a community are stronger together, and that it is in our best interests as an organisation, and in the interests of the LGBTI+ community in Africa, to collaborate, share skills and exchange knowledge whenever possible. Therefore, one of our strategic outcomes sees us working toward stronger organisations and movements of…
Learn MoreOne of Iranti’s four strategic objectives is to increase visibility of, and seek immediate redress for, human rights violations of lesbians, gender non-conforming, trans and intersex persons. This outcome area includes impactful media reporting and advocacy, real time reporting of those violations and other critical moments and opportunities for shifting public opinion, actions and changing…
Learn MoreFACTS ABOUT US
While Iranti and our allies across the continent have made great strides in advocating for LGBTI equality in recent years, many in our community face ongoing hostility, violence, prejudice and criminalisation. These numbers do not represent the whole picture, but are a snapshot of the situation in the region.