South Africa, 13 May 2015 VIDEO. Disebo ‘Gift’ Makau a young lesbian from Ventersdorp, North West province of SA was raped and murdered because of her sexual orientation. Iranti along with FEW, and LGBTI groups in the town has advocated for justice to served. This story is about the love and loss families and loved…
Disebo Makau’s alledged perpetrator goes to trial South Africa, 13 May 2015 Pule Stoffel Botlhokwane, Disebo Makau’s alleged perpetrator goes for trial at the Klerksdorp High Court from 18-22 May 2015. Read the press release.
South Africa, 13 May 2015 Disebo Makau, a 24 year old lesbian woman was brutally murdered in Ventersdorp, North West province in August 2014. Pule Stoffel Botlhokwane will stand trail at the Klerksdorp High Court from 18-22 May 2015. Click to listen to the podcast.
Leigh Ann van der Merwe is the Director of the Social Health Empowerment forum better know as SHE. Transgender awareness became an interest for the South African media when Bruce Jenner in the US came out. Leigh Ann is interviewed on this and speaks about the struggles we face in South Africa as trans* person….
South Africa, 2 May 2015 On 23 April 2015, the “THE PEOPLE’S MARCH” against xenophobia took place in the city centre of Johannesburg. The march started at Pieter Roos Park in Hillbrow, and proceeded through the Johannesburg central business district, ending at the Mary Fitzgerald Square off in Newtown. Man in chains, photograph by Iranti …
South Africa, 25 March 2015 Every person that speaks of Kayla Glover, described her as generous in her ability to be kind to people, loving towards her friends and her community and openly out regarding her sexual orientation. Iranti worked with Rock of Hope the LGBTI human rights organisation in Swaziland in documenting and reporting…
South Africa, 23 March 2015 Please join us on 28 March for the meeting and on this important day and make your voices heard. THEME FOR THE DAY: SCHOOL UNIFORM. Please wear any school uniform as we celebrate our youth with diversity. Download the full invitation.
By Jabu Pereira, South Africa, 20 March 2015 Kaylo Glover murdered in Swaziland Kaylo Glover a young lesbian from Nhlangano, Swaziland, stepped into a bar with her friends on the early hours of Sunday morning. She was killed by an enraged man who did not want to be in the presence of lesbians. He left…
17 March 2014 LEGABIBO members designing placards in preparation for the court case. Photo by Gugu Mandla Botswana. The LEGABIBO organization demands to be registered as an association group and not a group that promotes homosexuality or same-sex relationships. On 12 March 2012, their registration application was rejected by the Director of the Department of…
Botswana, 17 March 2015 On the 12 March 2012 LEGABIBO was denied the right to register as an NGO. According to the Director of the Department of Civil and National Registration, Botswana does not recognise homosexuals and that the objectives of the organisations are contrary to section7(2) of the law. On 14 November 2014 LEGABIBO…
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