By Tamsin Wort Intersex persons deserve access to affirming healthcare, bodily autonomy and to be treated as living, breathing, valid members of society says Iranti Intersex Programme Officer Crystal Hendricks. She was speaking on Wednesday 8 December 2021 during the seventh annual OutSummit Conference – a meeting of LGBTQIA+ advocates and allies – on the…
Report to: Programmes Manager Role: Specialist About Iranti Iranti is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO), founded in June 2012 to focus on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights across the African continent. We achieve our purpose through advocacy, movement building and multi-media storytelling. Iranti is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. ROLE OBJECTIVE: The LBQ Programme Officer…
About IrantiIranti is looking for a Writer & Social Media Officer starting as early as February 2022.The officer will be working from Iranti’s office in Brixton, Johannesburg.Iranti is a non-profit advocacy organization that defends the rights of Lesbians, Transgender and Intersex persons in Africa. We work collaboratively with LGBTIQ and mainstream organizations in the region…
In a historic African victory, the Botswana Court of Appeal upheld the High Court judgment on November 29 to decriminalise same-sex relationships in the country. This was after the Botswana government appealed to overturn the High Court’s 2019 ruling that declared the criminalisation of consensual same-sex relations unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal found the State’s…
PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for applications has been extended to 31 January 2022 at 17:00 SAST. Who We Are Iranti’s mission is to be a media and advocacy platform for lesbians, gender non-conforming, Trans and Intersex persons and their organisations in order to strengthen the advancement of (all) human rights in Africa – enabling us…
Each year the International Trans Fund (ITF) receives a high volume of applications that a panel reviews and determines who is eligible, based on specific criteria. ITF Deputy Director Chivuli Ukwimi on Thursday 11 November 2021, sat down at Iranti House with members of the trans community, friends and colleagues from South Africa and Africa,…
For the past 19 months, COVID-19 has impacted the way we live and function. For many marginalised people – including LGBTQIA+ persons – the pandemic has exacerbated various inequalities. Iranti is working to fill these gaps by continuing our COVID-19 Wellness Support for those who are in specific need during this time. The application deadline…
The SA-EU Dialogue (4-6 November) saw attendees discuss how to revise South African national policy so that it fully protects the human rights of Transgender and Intersex persons. The aim was to draft four policy briefs to address the well-being and safety of Transgender and Intersex persons, in the domains of legal gender recognition, health,…
Iranti is a Johannesburg-based human rights advocacy organisation that advocates for the rights of LBTI persons, with a specific focus on lesbian, Transgender and intersex persons in Africa. Iranti works within a human rights framework raising issues on gender identities, and sexuality, through the strategic use of multimedia storytelling, research and activism. The International Trans…
By Cullen Goldblatt Intersex people’s rights and well-being, and the urgent need to prohibit medically unnecessary, non-consensual, surgeries and related medical interventions, came under the spotlight at the second day of the SA-EU Dialogue in Pretoria on November 5, 2021. Intersex genital mutilation (IGM) is a major human rights violation that many Intersex people in…
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