As we commemorate International Day Against Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia, Iranti and Gender Dynamix (GDX) are heartened to receive Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr. Ronald Lamola’s support and endorsement of our successful bid to host the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) World Conference to be held in Cape Town…
Iranti celebrates the appointment of Crystal Hendricks as the Chair of Intersex Steering Committee of ILGA World. Crystal is a passionate Intersex human rights defender, born and raised in Cape Town. She is the Intersex Rights Programme Officer for Iranti and is involved in various intersex-related activities in South Africa and the Region. She also…
6 APRIL 2022 For immediate release Iranti welcomes the Atteridgeville Regional Court’s decision to sentence Getwin Moloto, 30, and Lebohang Makola, 35, to life imprisonment for the hate crime rape of a 19-year-old lesbian woman in 2020. The victim was attacked on 16 December 2020 in Atteridgeville while she was returning home. She was trying…
On 31 March 2022, as part of the Transgender Day of Visibility celebration, Iranti partnered with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to invite trans and gender diverse people living in Johannesburg to come to the House of Iranti where DHA officials were on site, providing assistance and information with forename and gender marker amendments….
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 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…
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…
Changing spaces for inclusion Throughout his corporate career, Dibabatso Baloyi made inclusion and diversity a core part of his work. “For me, inclusion and diversity are important, not only for our community but for every individual […] At the end of the day, working does not need gender nor sexuality,” Baloyi says. Now as an…
Growing up in Khayelitsha, Western Cape South Africa, Ntuthuzo Ndzomo knew he was living in an unequal world. “In primary school, I already knew that there was an issue of inequality within my community and other communities, and that’s when I started getting involved in the civil society sector,” he said. After joining Equal Education…
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