Today, on 27 April, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, an annual commemoration of the country’s first democratic elections that were held on 27 April 1994. This year marks 26 years of freedom and democracy for the country. The theme for this year’s Freedom Month celebrations is “solidarity and the triumph of the human spirit”. Intersex…
[ 17 MAY 2020 – On May 17, 1990 – the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. This gave rise to IDAHO – International Day Against Homophobia. Since then this day has grown in inclusivity, first adding the ‘T’ for Transgender and then adding the ‘B’ for…
31 March 2020 – It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely death of our beloved colleague, comrade and friend, Lee Siba Mothibe, who passed away on the morning of 30 March 2020. She was a fierce activist and sister to many in the LGBTQIA+ community and will be missed by everyone who…
16 March 2020 Dear Partners of Iranti Over the last two weeks, Iranti has monitored the increase and spread of COVID-19 globally and now in South Africa. In light of it being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Iranti has decided to put plans in place to best manage the health of…
African Trans Network Statement Created for Change, Capacity Strengthening and Movement Support. We are powerful when we stand together Established: 1st February 2020 | Nairobi, Kenya Transgender and gender diverse persons speaking for themselves, united as a collective, generating knowledge and advocating for inclusion across the region has never happened and this has rapidly changed…
[VACANCY] SAFETY, DIGNITY & FREEDOM 2020 MEDIA TRAINING CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR Duration: 10 Month Fixed-term Contract Iranti is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO), founded in June 2012 to focus on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights across the African continent. We achieve our purpose through advocacy, movement building and multi-media storytelling. We work with an intersectional lens,…
Duration: 3 Months (Applicant must be available to start immediately) Iranti is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO), founded in June 2012 to focus on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights across the African continent. We achieve our purpose through advocacy, movement building and multi-media storytelling. We work with an intersectional lens, often with LGBTI-sector partners, across…
STATEMENT: GENDER BASED VIOLENCE CONTINUES INTO 2020 Iranti mourns the murders of three queer womxn. 9 January 2020 – Mmmabatho “Madonna” James left her family home for the last time when she went out to buy cigarettes with an acquaintance on 29 November 2019, this was the last time Madonna’s family and friends would see…
The Civil Union Amendment Bill seeks to repeal section 6 of the Civil Union Act. Section 6 of the Civil Union Act provides that “[a] marriage officer…may in writing inform the Minister that he or she objects on the ground of conscience, religion and belief to solemnising a civil union between two persons of the…
Today marks another Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR). TDOR began in 1998 as a campaign to mourn and politicise the death of transgender lives. This year, the 21st commemoration of TDOR, is also deadliest year on record for transgender people worldwide. The TDOR 2019 update has revealed a total of 331 cases of reported killings…
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