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…
Pietermaritzburg, 20 February 2014 The Gay and Lesbian Network is hosting a hate crimes exhibition which is taking place from 7 February – 7 March 2014 at the KwaZulu Natal Museum, 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg. The purpose of the exhibition is to provide a space to educate and create awareness about hate crimes. The…
18 February 2014, Johannesburg “I am intersexed, born, like most of the people born with bodies which are such that intersexuality has a significant impact on their lives, with ambiguous genitalia…,” said Sally Gross. Read more…
South Africa, Johannesburg, 17 February 2014 ABOUT THE PODCASTER Jabu Pereira, founder and director of Iranti, was born in Port Elizabeth South Africa. Jabu now resides in Johannesburg and is a photographer, videographer, curator, researcher, activist and a leader in human rights.
South Africa, 5 February 2014. On the 22-26 January the Global Interfaith Network was launched in South Africa. Over 70 delegates from across the world gathered to dialogue on the intersections of religion, sexuality and gender identities. The committee comprises an amazing team of leaders representing a diverse range of regions and identities. Iranti was a…
Zimbabwe, 5 February 2014 Ricky Nathanson is a self-identified transwoman, she is an energetic businesswoman and a fierce activist against all forms of injustice in Zimbabwe. In mid-January, while attending a meeting at a prominent hotel, a Zanu PF youth leader threatened Ricky and tried to extort money from her, claiming that he would have…
Organisation: Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe Press release 31 January 2014, Zimbabwe Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa’s statements as reported in the Sunday Mail, 30 March 2014 perpetuate hate and wrong perceptions about LGBTI people. Manipulating the authority of the church tofight political battles is the most blatant sin and that he prays for a day when the…
Organisation: Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE) Press release 29 January 2014: Survey of Trans and Intersex advocacy organizations reveals glaring need for support, partners Funding report summary: The state of Trans and Intersex organizing Funding report: The state of Trans and Intersex organising: A case for increased support for growing but under-funded movements for human rights…
Nigeria, 29 January 2014 Nigerian LGBTIs in Diaspora Against Anti-Same Sex Laws feels it is a shame that President Goodluck Jonathan appended his signature to such a draconian, irresponsible and undemocratic bill, thereby criminalizing an innocent section of Nigerian populace. It is unfortunate that a supposedly democratic nation would actively seek to criminalize a section…
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