In an historic ruling, Angolan lawmakers voted to strike the colonial era “vices against nature” law, which has long been interpreted as a law against same-sex relations, and used to discriminate against and persecute LGBT persons for decades. The vote, held on 23 January, means that homosexuality will no longer be criminalised in Angola. This…
2018 has been a busy year for the Iranti team. We’ve made great strides in our focus areas of education, violence and access to healthcare. Take a look back at just a taste of our projects this year as we take a well-deserved break, and get into gear for 2019. Thanks to our followers for…
The ITF is a trans activist and funder-led initiative that aims to increase the capacity of trans movements globally to self-organize and advocate for trans people’s rights, self-determination, and wellbeing. The ITF works to mobilize sustainable resources to help build strong, trans-led movements and collective action, and to address and eliminate funding gaps impacting trans…
26 November 2018 Issue 4 of ZwaKala Speaks! Iranti’s quarterly postletter, is here! We take a look at what has happened in the world of the ZwaKala Project since our last edition, speak on the emotional journey that was our B*tch Makoya documentary production, and of course celebrate Pride in all its diversity! Click here…
In 2018, trans activists from around the world gathered to give back to their communities – by raising money to make and distribute binders to areas where many trans men cannot access them. So many individuals helped out in making this initiative a success, and we thank them all. Iranti will be distributing binders for…
In 2018, Kagiso Maema was brutally murdered in South Africa’s North West Province – just one of countless trans women and other LGBT+ persons to suffer violence in the region. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>
We are very proud to announce that our own Joshua Sehoole has been elected to the Steering Committee of the SATF (Southern African Trans Forum), taking on the role of Treasurer! The SATF works to bring a voice to the region’s growing trans and gender-diverse advocacy movement, focusing primarily health; legal & policy reform; movement…
Iranti welcomes the resignation of Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana. A man who resorts to physical violence is not suitable to act as a Deputy Minister of Higher Education in this country, plagued as it is by gender based violence. Furthermore, a man who considers being called gay, the ‘ultimate insult’,…
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