After the last year and a half of consultations with all of you, the African Trans Network will be convening the Pan Africa ILGA Trans Pre-Con. The Pre-Con will give the space to reflect on the ATN’s journey till today and for all of us to co-create what the next steps are. As the ATN…
Changing spaces for inclusion Throughout his corporate career, Dibabatso Baloyi made inclusion and diversity a core part of his work. “For me, inclusion and diversity are important, not only for our community but for every individual […] At the end of the day, working does not need gender nor sexuality,” Baloyi says. Now as an…
INTERSEX SOUTH AFRICA (ISSA) in collaboration with Iranti wishes to appoint an individual who will drive and coordinate the work of ISSA in the region. THE JOBWe are looking for an energetic, highly organised, skilled and experienced person who can provide leadership and direction, expanding ISSA’s mission, presence and impact in the region with a…
ABOUT US Iranti is a Johannesburg based regional non-profit organisation founded in 2012, focusing on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights. We participate in advocacy platforms to develop a deeper understanding of human rights violations, and seek ways to change policies, laws and individual hearts and minds to end homo-, trans- and intersex-phobia. We do this…
By Lovemore Asonele Phiri Carrying a bold message of inclusion and LGBTQIA rights, Miss South Africa hopeful Lehlogonolo Machaba – a model booker and volunteer at a local LGBTQIA centre – is blazing a trail as the first openly transgender contestant in Miss South Africa’s 64-year-history. The 24-year-old sylphlike beauty from Oskraal, Letlhabile, in the…
Storytelling gives people a platform to come together and share their joy, pain and resilience. The #NoOneIsOneThing premiere held on June 24 did just that for the African LGBTQIA+ community. Over 130 people signed up for the online event that screened eight *films from Southern African content creators. Their stories were the outcome of the…
Margins to Mainstream Human Rights Violation Documentation Project Service Provider (App Developer) Project: Margins to Mainstream Location: Johannesburg Duration: 2 months Start Date: July 2021 End Date: 31 July 2021 Reporting to: Margins to Mainstream Programme Officer Background Iranti is a Johannesburg based, human rights organisation that advocates for the advancement of the rights of LTI persons in Africa. We work within a…
When Zoey Black decided to move from the performance stage to behind the scenes, she wanted to spotlight queer experiences – something that impacted her directly as a transgender woman. “As a queer person, I really struggled with content or resources that spoke to my experience as a trans woman and at the time, I…
Growing up in Khayelitsha, Western Cape South Africa, Ntuthuzo Ndzomo knew he was living in an unequal world. “In primary school, I already knew that there was an issue of inequality within my community and other communities, and that’s when I started getting involved in the civil society sector,” he said. After joining Equal Education…
Attorney Tashwill Esterhuizen, who has more than a decade of experience in the LGBTI human rights sector, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Johannesburg-based media-advocacy organisation Iranti. The new board comes on board as Iranti celebrates nine years of advocating for the rights of LGBTI+ persons on the African continent. While previous boards have supported the birthing of the organisation as well as building structures and systems…
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