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Africa Day marks resistance to state-sponsored homophobia

May 25, 2021  Africa will not be free until all its people are free and LGBTI persons are allowed to live their lives without fear, says South African-based advocacy organisation Iranti.   “Across the continent we see countries acting against law-abiding citizens because they do not conform to a heteronormative view of the world. Yet perpetrators of gender-based…

“We still have people gatekeeping our identities”

By Welcome Mandla Lishivha Has the Constitution fulfilled its promise of dignity for all? This was the question posed at a “We The People Round Table Series” hosted by Constitution Hill and the Nelson Mandela Foundation on 21 May 2021 on Zoom. The discussion took place twenty-five years after the South African Constitution came into…

More work needed to share queer lives

Queer stories are not being represented in the South African media landscape with most stories showing a skewed, stereotyped view of queer lives. This was the view of panelists speaking on a National Film and Video Foundation panel discussion focusing on “Embracing Diversity for Queer storytelling” moderated by creative producer Makgano Mamabolo  on Friday May…

Lives are at stake: LGBTIQ+ sector awaits promised response from Dept of Justice on hate murders

MEDIA STATEMENT  16 May 2021  For immediate release  Lives are at stake: LGBTIQ+ sector awaits promised response from Dept of Justice on hate murders  On 5 May, civil society organisations (CSOs) from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTIQ+) sector met online with the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ronald Lamola, and other members…

The LGBTIQ+ Community Comes Together To Say “Enough Is Enough”

Iranti joined representatives of civil society stakeholders in Gauteng on Wednesday to host a press conference highlighting the brutal Hate Crimes witnessed across the country in recent weeks. Iranti, Out LGBT, GALA, FEW, and The Other Foundation met media at Constitutional Hill to call on the government and police to take serious action against the…

JOINT STATEMENT: SPATE OF HATE CRIME MURDERS – LGBTIQ+ PEOPLE SAY MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE

South Africa, it is enough 21 APRIL 2021 – Over the past two and half months, South Africa’s LGBTIQ+ community has been rocked by a series of brutal hate crimes against its members – from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng, from the Eastern Cape to the Western Cape. At least six lives – that we know of…

[PRESS STATEMENT] Iranti demands action on attacks on the LGBTI community

15 April 2021 Iranti supports the LGBTI community of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape in their quest for justice for murdered Andile Lulu Ntuthela and their efforts to demand a society that values the lives of all people. The remains of Ntuthela were discovered this week in a shallow grave at the house of the…

Self-documentation Trainer and Digital Story facilitator and production consultancy

Project: Safety, Dignity & Freedom Location: Johannesburg Duration: 2 months Start Date: 3rd week of April 2021 End Date: End June 2021 Reporting to: SDF Programme Officer Background Iranti is a Johannesburg based, human rights organisation that advocates for the advancement of the rights of LTI persons in Africa. We work within a human rights…