Download a PDF for this statement here. [JOINT STATEMENT] SWISS COURT UPHOLDS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AGAINST CASTER SEMENYA It is with deep sadness and anger that Iranti and Intersex South Africa (ISSA) note the decision by the Federal Court Tribunal in Switzerland to uphold a policy of discrimination against South African athlete, Caster Semenya. Last year,…
[STATEMENT] How can Womxn be celebrated while we are still being murdered? 10 August 2020 – Womxn’s Month in 2020 is still not a cause for celebration given the high rates of violence, murder and abuse of womxn – especially that of Black, trans, lesbian and gender diverse persons. But it is a month to…
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…
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…
On 5 November 2019, Iranti launched the Safety, Dignity, and Freedom (SDF) research report that combines a baseline survey of existing mainstream media coverage of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI+) with focus-group discussions to understand the experiences of LGBTI+ individuals and their interactions with mainstream media in each of the five countries….
Intersex Awareness Day falls on 26 October. This year, Intersex South Africa (ISSA) and Iranti call for tangible action from the government of South Africa in the form of policy review and reform as well as the creation of strong legislative and policy frameworks that promote and protect the rights of intersex persons. Globally, intersex…
Beverley Ditsie, a pioneering queer activist who was one of the founders of the first Pride March in Hillbrow shared a poignant letter on Facebook about the state of Pride in Johannesburg. This was shared prior an interview with Iranti Director Jabulani Pereira on Eusebius Mckaiser’s 702 talk show about the history of pride in…
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’…
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…
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