On Tuesday 13 January, Bukeni will join the Iranti media and documentation team to the Benoni High Court to hear the case of Thembelihle ‘Lihle’ Sokhela (see press release), a 28 year old lesbian from Daveyton, killed in September 2014. Iranti and CBOs from various locations in Johannesburg have planned a mass action outside the court, demanding a fair…
On Tuesday 13 January 2015 at 09h00, Thembelihle Sokhela’s case returns to the Benoni Magistrate’s Court, after being postponed on at least five occasions. The court is located at 29 Harpur Avenue, Benoni. Thembelihle, a 28-year old lesbian woman from Daveyton was murdered on 14 September 2014. She was found wrapped in a blanket and…
Johannesburg, 12 January 2015 On Tuesday 13 January 2015 at 09h00, Thembelihle Sokhela’s case returns to the Benoni Magistrate’s Court, after being postponed on at least five occasions. The court is located at 29 Harpur Avenue, Benoni. Thembelihle, a 28-year old lesbian woman from Daveyton was murdered on 14 September 2014. She was found wrapped…
Over the past months and in some cases years I have engaged with some of you regarding my transition, all my fears, my concerns related to my feminism and conflicted, and never wanting to be embodied in any particular binary of being male or female, I still hold true to this. I thought I should…
Jabu Pereira from Iranti to speak with other global leading LGBT activists in New York on 10 December New York, 4 December 2014 “Quorum: Global LGBT Voices” at the New York Public Library, featuring talks and panels highlighting the struggles and triumphs of LGBT people worldwide. The Daily Beast, in collaboration with nine leading international…
4 December 2014, New York The Daily Beast to host “Quorum: Global LGBT Voices” at the New York Public Library, featuring talks and panels highlighting the struggles and triumphs of LGBT people worldwide The Daily Beast, in collaboration with nine leading international human rights organizations, will host an unprecedented gathering of leading LGBT activists…
THURS 20 Nov, 9:00-13:00 Social Dialogue – Iranti.org and Transgender Intersex Africa (TIA) at Con-Hill, Johannesburg South Africa, 20 November 2014 Transgender and gender non-conforming learners in South Africa are experiencing discrimination and find themselves being ridiculed, taunted and shamed, often by those in positions of power. In response to and addressing the issues…
SATURDAY 8 Nov, Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA) to host an event at Con-Hill, Johannesburg to raise awareness about intersex issues – Intersex Genital Mutilation (IGM), unnecessary hormonal treatment and many others. For more information contact: Tshepang Magendisa Admin and Communications Officer Transgender and Intersex Africa +27127972612 Tshepimag.tia@gmail.com Download The Invite
Statement on the position of JPP South Africa, 7 November 2014 All decisions are made by full consensus, all ideas are debated and discussed with equal measure, all our short-falls are exposed, accounted for, and ways forward that are responsive to these are proposed and decided on by all of us who form the collective…
© 2024 Iranti. All Right Reserved.