“No one left behind: equality, freedom and justice for all” is this year’s theme as we commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). The day commemorates the decision made on the 17th of May 1990 by the World Health Organisation towards the declassification of homosexuality as a mental disorder, thus removing it from…
by Dimakatso ‘Garfield’ Sebidi I am unshakable. I am unstoppable. I am God-fearing. And I am proudly intersex. I was treated differently because I am different. This is because I was born with two genitals. I spent the first six years of my life in and out of Baragwanath –which is now called…
On September 12th, the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) organised a significant webinar titled Eliminating Harmful Practices against and Promoting Human Rights Protection of Intersex People. This event was part of the ERC’s National Laws and Policies Thematic Group and was held in collaboration with LSVD, the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
by Sazi Jali It is said that there is no manual to raise a child yet there has always been a culture of imposing heteronormative norms and ideas on children. Society is full of toxic and harmful notions about gender that are passed on to generations of children, such as hypermasculinity – which has led…
By Kat Grey It has always been my dream to be a model, but in chasing this dream I quickly discovered that finding a talent agency as a transgender woman was near impossible because of the stereotypes and prejudiced beliefs about us. Trans women in South Africa are not considered, seen nor treated as real…
by Ligavha Murineni During my varsity years, I used social media to follow transgender people in the corporate world, and all their stories made me see my post-varsity life as a nightmare rather than an attainable dream. Despite having been an issue in the corporate space long before my time, the prejudice and discrimination faced…
by Gosego Monoane Trans erasure simply means that “we the people”, transgender people, are being erased effectively from public awareness merely due to assumptions that everyone is cisgender, or that transgender people are rare. I identify as a rural transgender woman of colour, I use the term rural because I would like to distance myself…
By Keabetswe Makhotla and Nomsa Manzini. As a transgender woman, having to go to a healthcare facility can be daunting, not only to get what I’m looking for, like medication and regular check-ups, but because I receive hostile treatment from the medical professionals employed to provide patients with healthcare. In addition to the hostility in…
Stand a chance to receive a fully paid scholarship to attend ILGA 2024. This prestigious conference is returning to Africa for the first time in 25 years and we would love to see your faces there! LGBTI activists and human rights defenders in Africa are highly encouraged to apply! A limited number of partial scholarships…
On the 26th of June 2023, Iranti hosted the Margins to Mainstream Stakeholder Policy Dialogue in Durban. This followed the Durban Pride demonstrations and provided a space to reflect on progress and shortcomings relating to trans and intersex rights in Southern Africa. The dialogue was attended by government officials, transgender and intersex people as well…
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