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…
IRANTI CELEBRATES THE RENEWAL OF THE MANDATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY On 12 July 2019, the United Nation Human Rights Council voted in favour of renewing the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on…
Iranti is a human rights NGO that advocates for the rights and protections of Lesbian, Trans and Intersex (LTI) persons. Iranti’s advocacy strategy employs the tactical use of multi-media, research and public awareness initiatives to build and advance human rights for LTI persons in the region. Iranti seeks to fill the following vacancy: Internship Opportunity…
Following a series of engagements with producers at MOJA LOVE and Zodwa Wabantu, who made headlines for a series of homophobic and transphobic comments on her reality show, “Zodwa Uncensored”, the channel and Zodwa have issued a statement to apologise and affirm their commitment to better support for and sensitivity toward the LGBTI+ community. You…
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