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Crystal Hendricks appointed as Chair of Intersex Steering Committee of IGLA World

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…

Iranti & Home Affairs bring Gender Marker Amendments to the Community on TDOV

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….

International Transgender Day of Visibility

In celebration of (International) Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March), Iranti has teamed up with theDepartment of Home Affairs (DHA) to offer Identity Document applications as well as assistance with gendermarker and/or name changes to transgender persons at our offices – House of Iranti. Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day dedicated to celebrating…

#BreakTheBias: “If I say I am a woman, I am a woman”

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…

#QueerSona: We won’t be ignored

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: Iranti response to the State of Nation Address

PRESS RELEASE 11 FEBRUARY 2022 Iranti notes with great disappointment and a measure of sadness that President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again rendered LGBTIQ persons invisible by failing to address the needs of the LGBTIQ community in yet another State of Nation Address (SONA). For LGBTIQ persons the parliamentary fire is symbolic of more than…

IRANTI AND PARTNER ORGANISATIONS LAUNCHES SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND FREEDOM STUDY AND MEDIA GUIDE

On 5 November 2019, Iranti launched the Safety, Dignity, and Freedom (SDF) research report that combines a baseline survey of existing mainstream media coverage of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI+) with focus-group discussions to understand the experiences of LGBTI+ individuals and their interactions with mainstream media in each of the five countries….

[WATCH] ILGA World calls on the UN to #RenewIESOGI

ILGA World has produced two videos to raise awareness on the importance of the role of the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). ILGA members and allies across the globe are committed to sharing these videos and renewing the position of the independent expert, which is oppossed by many UN…

[VACANCIES] Programmes and Advocacy Officer; LBQ Rights Officer; Intern: DEADLINE 19 JULY 2019

Iranti is a human rights NGO that advocates for the rights and protections of Lesbian, Trans and Intersex (LTI) persons. Iranti’s advocacy strategy employs the tactical use of multi-media, research and public awareness initiatives to build and advance human rights for LTI persons in the region. Iranti seeks to fill the following vacancies:  Chief Officer:…