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[VACANCY] International Trans Fund is hiring: Invitation to Bid for Consultancy Services for Development of Strategic Plan

8th February 201926th April 2019 Iranti

The Steering Committee of the International Trans Fund (ITF) invites bids from consultants to develop and produce our first Strategic Plan (2020-2025). Terms of Reference 1. Background The ITF is a trans activist and funder-led initiative that aims to increase the capacity of trans movements globally to self-organize and advocate for trans people’s rights, self-determination and…

Angola’s new LGBT protections: A good start to 2019?

16th January 201931st July 2019 Iranti

In an historic ruling, Angolan lawmakers voted to strike the colonial era “vices against nature” law, which has long been interpreted as a law against same-sex relations, and used to discriminate against and persecute LGBT persons for decades. The vote, held on 23 January, means that homosexuality will no longer be criminalised in Angola. This…

Happy Holidays From The Iranti Team!

14th December 201826th April 2019 Iranti

ITF is hiring a Capacity Building Officer

14th December 201826th April 2019 Iranti

The ITF is a trans activist and funder-led initiative that aims to increase the capacity of trans movements globally to self-organize and advocate for trans people’s rights, self-determination, and wellbeing. The ITF works to mobilize sustainable resources to help build strong, trans-led movements and collective action, and to address and eliminate funding gaps impacting trans…

[WATCH] Making a difference: International binder campaign

26th November 20185th July 2019 Iranti

In 2018, trans activists from around the world gathered to give back to their communities – by raising money to make and distribute binders to areas where many trans men cannot access them. So many individuals helped out in making this initiative a success, and we thank them all. Iranti will be distributing binders for…

[PRESS RELEASE] US human rights record and UNHRC withdrawal concerning

22nd June 201817th April 2019 Iranti

The United States of America announced its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, during the council’s 38th formal sitting. The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, cited the poor human rights record of some member states, severe criticism from the Council of Israel, as reasons for the US’s withdrawal from the group. Read…

ICD-11 released: Trans identities no longer considered mental illness!

22nd June 201817th April 2019 Iranti

The World Health Organization has just announced the completion of the ICD-11 and released the official on line version. A link will be shared in the next hour, once the embargo is over. The announcement does not mark the end of the ICD-11 process, but the beginning of a new phase, focused on implementation and…

[PRESS RELEASE] World Health Organisation removes mental illness from trans diagnoses. Statement by GDX and Iranti

22nd June 20185th July 2019 Iranti

A long and arduous struggle by trans activists and their allies has succeeded in finally ending the classification of trans identities as a mental illness in the world’s most widely used diagnostic manual, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). This will facilitate the removal of one of the major barriers to healthcare access for trans…

[PRESS RELEASE] CJEU rules that ‘spouse’ definition in free movement law includes same-sex couples

5th June 201817th April 2019 Iranti

In a landmark decision, issued this morning, the Court of Justice of the European Union has defined the term ‘spouse’ for the purposes of freedom of movement for the first time. The CJEU judgment confirms that same-sex spouses of EU citizens are included in the definition, after a positive recommendation from the case’s Advocate General…

[WATCH] Binyavanga Wainaina’s 6 part series calls out BS behind “African” homophobia

21st January 201426th April 2019 Iranti

21 January 2014. Binyavanga Wainaina’s wonderful essay in six witty, moving, thoughtful, hilarious, essential, truthful parts – “We Must Free Our Imaginations”, or as he called it on Twitter: @AfricasaCountry and Website: Africasacountry last night, “What I Have to Say About Being Gay”. There are too many highlights to quote all of them here (like the bit about “the politician” who promises…