2016 LEGABIBO Registration
Court of Appeal Judgment Press Statement – #LEGABIBOregistration 14 and 16 March – pre-judgement events Click here for more detail…
Unprotected Lives – Malawi
On January 2, 2016, Ken Msonda, the spokesperson of the People’s Party, wrote on his facebook page, LGBT people are worse than dogs and Malawians should kill them. CEDEP, CHRR and the Malawi Law Society charged Msonda for breaking Malawi’s constitutional law. In this media report they speak about this fight against hate towards LGBT…
VAAL LGBTI COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT ABOUT THEIR PAIN AND THEIR STRUGGLES FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY
Pascalina Melamu’s tortured and burnt body leaves a scar in the minds of all lesbians in South Africa, but in particular the Vaal lesbian community who knew her so well. She is gone, killed before she could celebrate the passing of high school. Listen to the podcast Despite clear legal protections and a very progressive…
Kenya: Leone Dalziel
Leone Dalziel, from Kenya, is a young Trans man, a social justice activist and a blogger. He is committed to improving the lives of transgender people in Africa. In 2015, Leone received a fellowship from the Open Society Foundation, East Africa (OSEA) to be based at Iranti. During his fellowship, he learned and practiced how…
Dr Anastacia Tomson
Anastacia Tomson is a medical doctor, activist and author. She has a history of working in primary healthcare, with a special interest in transgender health. Her autobiography, detailing her own experiences and challenges seen through the lens of transition, is set for release in early 2016. Anastacia is a vocal feminist and advocate for social justice,…
SA ICD-11 Field Testing
Iranti, together with other interested NGOs such as Gender Dynamix and GATE have been embarking on advocacy work around increasing African engagement with the ICD revision process, specifically in relation to Gender Incongruence in Adulthood and Adolescence as well as Childhood. From discussions that have taken place since the inception of our work in this…
Increased Spate of Violence Against Black Lesbians in the Vaal
Passing your matric is a major highlight in every young learner in South Africa. Doubly so for Black learners in townships who face major social and economic challenges. For LGBTI learners, ‘coming out’ in South African public school often means exposing oneself to bullying and teacher prejudice. The education system is failing to support learners…
Civil Society Stand United Against Hate Speech In Malawi
The decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions of Malawi to issue a discontinuance against the matter in which Msonda was charged for his Kill the Gays statement was of great concern to key leaders of civil society. Civil society leaders from the religious sector, youth and human rights sector met in Blantyre to collective…
Disebo ‘Gift’ Makau ~ Facilitated Discussion About Advocacy for This Case
On Wednesday 14 January, the team will travel to Potchestroom to meet with LGBTI groups in North West province. Here, he will hear more about the case of Disebo ‘Gift’ Makau, a black lesbian who was gruesomely murdered in Ventersdorp in August 2014. At the meeting, Iranti will facilitate a discussion on the advocacy for this case,…