Call for Abstracts
Africa, 6 August 2014 Call for ABSTRACTS for 2015 AGENDA Journal – ‘Non-normative’ sexual and gender diversities in Africa Deadline: No later than 20 August 2014 Guest Editors: Zethu Matebeni and Thabo Msibi. Download more info
WORKSHOP @ WISER
Johannesburg, Aug 5-7, tour on 8th The Arts of Human Rights. Collaboration between Bard College and Wits Click to download programme Click to find out more
Cape Town Declaration
Cape Town, 28 July 2014 Gender Incongruence in Childhood The Declaration addresses WHO ICD-11 proposals for a pathologising diagnosis for gender diversity in childhood, and calls upon WHO to discard the current Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood diagnosis and refrain from replacing it with any new pathologising diagnosis, including the proposed Gender Incongruence of Childhood…
UN resolution and definition of the family
United Nations, 26 Jun 2014 Votes on Draft Resolutions under Agenda Item:3 – Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic,social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Agenda of the Human Rights Council meeting Relive the experience over webcast Explanation of the vote – Brazil Explanation of the vote – India Result of the vote
2014 TIA letter to the Minister of Education, South Africa
Organisation: Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA) Press release 11 June 2014, South Africa A needs assessment report by Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA) has indicated that among a sample of 500 transgender people, 32% do not have a matric certificate. Most of them dropped out of school before grade 12 because of bullying. Read more…
Press Release: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014 Commemorations in Botswana
Botswana, 22 May 2014 by Onkokame Ratanang-Mosweu, LGBTI Health and Human Rights Programme Coordinator, LEGABIBO Download the press release here for distribution. The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) is commemorated globally and annually on the 17th of May. This year’s commemorations are celebrated under the theme “Freedom to Express”. The day is set…
Pule Botlhokwane Gets Two Life Sentences for Murdering Young Lesbian, Disebo Makau
On Wednesday 20 May 2015, at the Potchesfstoom High Court, North West Province, Judge Kruger sentenced Pule Stoffel Botlhokwane two life terms and fifteen years for robbery. He was charged for: (i) Murder (ii) Rape (iii) Robbery See the full press release here
IDAHOT: Free to our express our sexual and gender identity
Johannesburg, 17 May 2014 by Gugu Mandla and Jabu Pereira Director of Iranti, Jabu Pereira, goes in-depth about IDAHOT. Photo by: Lebo Ntladi Iranti in partnership with several LGBTI organisations such Transgender Intersex Africa (TIA), Vutha LGBTI in the Vaal region and Uthingo-Daveyton, were hosted by Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. Constitution Hill’s Public Programme…
IDAHOT 2014
Johannesburg, 17 May On the 17 May 2014, The International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) is being held in more than 120 countries around the world, Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA) joins many other organisations in the country in commemorating the day. The day seeks to raise awareness on the continuous homophobia and transphobia against LGBTI…
COMPLIMENT FROM ASTRAEA
Jabu I’m so glad to hear the workshop went well and that it brought good resources to the participants. I really look forward to collaborating again in future trainings. I’m hoping to be able to lead the Septemeber RFSL media training and build off of your work last week. We just launched the…