FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johannesburg – 31 January 2024 Iranti Board of Directors Announces New Executive Director, Dr Lenstu Nchabeleng The Iranti Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr Lentsu Nchabeleng (she/They) as the incoming Executive Director of Iranti. Lentsu brings extensive experience in providing strategic leadership, and in-depth technical understanding of…
Iranti’s new junior Media Officer, Mogau Makitla (they/them), hopes to strengthen the organisation’s social and digital media engagement by bringing in creativity and a youth perspective to this work. Mogau initially joined Iranti as the media and communications intern in June 2023, a few months later, at the end of the year, they applied…
Growing up in Otse in Botswana, Iranti’s new LBQ Rights officer – Matlhogonolo Samsam, has always had an interest in human rights issues and saw herself growing up to become a diplomat. To her surprise, she found herself working at a rugby club for the first four years of her career. It was only when…
We are hiring! Iranti is looking for a dedicated feminist and experienced human rights activist, organiser and campaigner to join our team as Intersex Rights Officer. The Intersex Rights Programme Officer is responsible for translating and implementing Iranti’s Programmes and Advocacy Strategy for a specific constituency (intersex persons) nationally/regionally and internationally to attain its mission….
by Offre Porsche Ntlali This is a plea from intersex individuals whose human rights are violated. Several excellent findings have been published before on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) health needs and social care provision, as well as issues of access, education and the quality of care received. Both the intersex community and…
by Hendryhetta Snell I only learned of the word ‘intersex’ in 2017, when my sister started doing research. That was the first time I was able to describe who we are: we are intersex. The realities of living as an intersex person dawned on me at the age of sixteen. This was before I understood…
by Tebogo ‘Pana’ Makwati Being intersex has affected my life from the moment I came into the world. I was born in a small town called Pampierstad. My family and I then relocated to Kimberly for work purposes, but then I was sent back to Pampierstad to live with my grandmother and to complete kindergarten and…
by Francinah ‘Girly’ Phiri When I look back on my childhood, I think of it fondly. I grew up in Alexandra township, and I would say that I was as carefree as any child would be. I had a great childhood. We were happy. I think I was around the age of 16 or…
by Dimakatso ‘Garfield’ Sebidi I am unshakable. I am unstoppable. I am God-fearing. And I am proudly intersex. I was treated differently because I am different. This is because I was born with two genitals. I spent the first six years of my life in and out of Baragwanath –which is now called…
31 July – 1 August 2023, Balaclava, Mauritius Theme: Bodily Autonomy: A fundamental human right Between July 31st and August 1st, 2023, Intersex activists from various African countries convened for the 3rd Pan African ILGA Intersex Pre-Conference in Mauritius. The conference provided a platform for sharing insights and experiences and fostering collaboration under the theme…
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