If we were to imagine a gender-equal world, what would it look like? For speakers on the Iranti International Women’s Day Twitter Space held on March 8, it would be a world where womanhood is inclusive and diverse. Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana Acting Education, Awareness and Communications Manager Matlhogonolo Samsam said she imagines a world where…
After Iranti made an urgent appeal to President Cyril Ramaphosa to address issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week, under the theme “Following up on our commitments: making your future work better”, the organisation was deeply disappointed by the complete lack of acknowledgement regarding the queer community…
PRESS RELEASE 11 FEBRUARY 2022 Iranti notes with great disappointment and a measure of sadness that President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again rendered LGBTIQ persons invisible by failing to address the needs of the LGBTIQ community in yet another State of Nation Address (SONA). For LGBTIQ persons the parliamentary fire is symbolic of more than…
PRESS RELEASE 9 FEBRUARY 2022 Iranti is making an urgent appeal to President Cyril Ramaphosa to address issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 10 February 2022. The theme for this year’s SONA is, “Following up on our commitments: making your future work better”. Our constitution commits to…
PRESS RELEASE 1 FEBRUARY 2022 Census 2022 will not be counting the LGBTI+ community Iranti is dismayed to note that the national census due to begin on 1 February 2022 will not be enumerating the LGBTI community in any meaningful way. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) the Census 2022 questionnaire includes a question…
The possession of an identity document is essential to function in our world. For transgender, gender diverse and intersex people, legal gender recognition (LGR) is not only necessary to help them meet their basic needs but to survive. In South Africa, Act 49 makes it difficult for transgender, gender diverse and intersex people to obtain…
Iranti’s new Comms and Media Manager Nolwazi Tusini hopes to make a meaningful mark in queer spaces by documenting stories of joy, influencing conversations about gender and gender-based violence, and raising the profile of a 10-year-old organisation. “I left the newsroom after 10 years as a broadcast journalist, looking for a new challenge and I…
By Tamsin Wort Iranti’s documentation team took a road trip to Polokwane at the end of November to speak to members of the Lesbian, Trans & Intersex (LTI) community and document their challenges and the steps they have taken to overcome these. The trip was part of Iranti’s commitment to documenting the stories of those…
Iranti, with the support of Outright Action International, is supporting organisations, frontline activists and individual community members with a Wellness Support Campaign targeted at the LGBTQIA+ community. The Wellness Support aims to provide assistance to members of the LGBTIQ+ community in the form of rent relief, transport, data, food vouchers, and access to mental wellness…
“From where I am based, stigma, discrimination and violence continue to mar the lives of Trans people in South Africa and Africa,” says Gender DynamiX Executive Director Liberty Matthyse. Matthyse was speaking during the seventh annual OutSummit Conference – a meeting of LGBTQIA+ advocates and allies – on the strategic and diverse struggle for Legal…
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