South Africa is a nation with an intimate relationship with violence. Violence colours our social imaginary in ways that cross-cut gender, sexuality, ethnicity and race. The violence that we interact with either as perpetrators or victims is rooted in histories of apartheid and colonial subjugation in no small way. Since 1994 South Africa has seen…
On Monday, 2 September 2019, the government tweeted out a statement telling womxn to “not allow themselves to become victims by keeping quiet,” Iranti condemns these statements and call on all government departments to take active steps to prevent violence. We demand that all men in the country stop meting out violence towards womxn, especially Black…
By Jabulani Pereira Iranti, in partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD), Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Department of Health (DoH), The African Centre for Migration and Society, The University of the Witwatersrand, Intersex South Africa (ISSA) and ARASA, are leading the dialogue and study tour to Malta and Brussels to learn…
Words and photo by Rumana Akoob Iranti visited the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday, 23 August 2019, to conduct a workshop on Intersex rights in South Africa. Nthabiseng Mokoena from Intersex South Africa (ISSA) first took SAHRC staff through pronouns, and current understandings of gender and sex. They explained how most peoples’…
Iranti has officially moved to 1 Newtown Avenue, Killarney. We are on level L3, located within the offices of our friends at Soul City. Over the coming days we will be reorganising our space, unpacking boxes and setting up our phone lines and internet. We are in the process of porting one of our former…
On 7 August 2019, Iranti’s Communications and Policy Advisor, Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane, spoke at the University of the Witwatersrand Journalism Department to a group of womxn journalists from across Africa on how to ensure diverse and sensitive representations of LGBTI+ people in media. The group was hosted by Paula Fray of Fray Intermedia, the organisation with…
IRANTI CONDEMNS THE SHOCKING DECISION BY SWISS COURTS TO BAR CASTER SEMENYA FROM COMPETING, BY UPHOLDING THE INDEFENSIBLE REGULATIONS OF THE IAAF. On 30 July 2019, the Swiss Supreme Court upheld and affirmed new regulations by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) to bar womxn who display DSD (Differences in Sex Development) – particularly…
By Gugu Mandla Iranti’s Gugu Mandla, Sandisiwe Dlamini and Lihle Ngcobozi attended the first Global Feminist LBQ Womxn’s Conference, which took place between 6 and 9 July 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference was organised by a working group consisting of 22 lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) womxn activists of different backgrounds, representing…
IRANTI WELCOMES THE HIGH COURT DECISION DISMISSING AN APPEAL AGAINST A JUDGMENT IN WHICH THE ACCUSED WAS FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED FOR THE RAPE OF A BLACK LESBIAN WOMXN. On 30 March 2015, one “Mr Jonas” was convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Jonas raped a Black lesbian womxn and…
On the latest installment of her show Zodwa Wabantu issued a formal statement of apology. This comes after discussions and sensitisation from Iranti, her friends, and various other stakeholders, and we thank and applaud Zodwa for taking the time to learn about why her remarks were harmful, and accept that she was wrong in this…
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