United States, 14 August 2013 Springfield, MA – Today, in a first-of-its kind case brought by a Ugandan LGBTI advocacy organization against a prominent U.S. anti-gay extremist, a federal judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against humanity and that the fundamental human rights of LGBTI people…
WORKSHOP with Dr Jian Chen Johannesburg, 8 August 2013 Media Innovations for Queer and Transgender Social Change Approaches with Dr Jian Chen. Iranti will host Dr Jian Chen, an assistant Professor of English from the Ohio State University. They/He is an independent curator, a media and art activist. Chen’s work explores the technological…
South Africa. Zethu Matebeni holds a PhD, started at Yale University and finalized as a PhD fellow at Wizer (Witwatersrand Institute for Social and Economic Research). Read more…
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United States, Aug 2013 Janet Mock and Scott Long weigh in on the broader context of Chelsea Manning coming out as Trans. Read more…
Global, 22 July 2013 Voices of Survivors’ tells the stories of survivors of violence against women in their own words. They speak of the impact violence had upon them, and how they have found the resources to move forward in their lives. Their stories remind us why taking a stand to prevent violence against women…
UNITE to end violence against women – United nations. Voices of Survivors’ tells the stories of survivors of violence against women in their own words. They speak of the impact violence had upon them, and how they have found the resources to move forward in their lives. Their stories remind us why taking a stand…
South Africa, 21 July 2015 Iranti started in 2012 with one camera and a big vision. To date we have reported on over 40 stories and are on the road to becoming a truly African Lesbian and Trans* organisation that combines documentation, reporting and direct action. Over the past three years, we have given…
South Africa, 7 July 2013 Duduzile Zozo was 26 years old. She lived in Tokoza, east of Johannesburg. Her body was found on 30 June 2013 in her neighbour’s yard, her pants was pulled down to her ankles, a toilet brush was forced into her vagina. She was beaten with a concrete brick and clearly…
Kenya, 1 July 2013 Neo Musangi speaks about Audrey Mbugua. Audrey Mbugua is not new to gender identity controversies and the corridors of justice. She has been in the Kenyan post for a while now. A few years back she was suing the then Minister for Health, Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o because the biggest government hospital,…
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