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…
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…
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