On the 26th of June 2023, Iranti hosted the Margins to Mainstream Stakeholder Policy Dialogue in Durban. This followed the Durban Pride demonstrations and provided a space to reflect on progress and shortcomings relating to trans and intersex rights in Southern Africa. The dialogue was attended by government officials, transgender and intersex people as well…
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is an important day in the calendar year. On the 17th of May 1990, the World Health Organisation declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder, removing it from the Classification of Diseases. This was an incredible milestone. Unfortunately, in 2023, the queer community continues to face extreme and…
“When surgeries are performed on Intersex children, parents are often coerced into it because they’re not educated on the topic – this can lead to mental health issues in the Intersex community.” These are the words of Iranti Programmes Officer Crystal Hendricks during an interview with Talk Radio 702’s Clement Manyathela on Thursday, 7 October….
May 25, 2021 Africa will not be free until all its people are free and LGBTI persons are allowed to live their lives without fear, says South African-based advocacy organisation Iranti. “Across the continent we see countries acting against law-abiding citizens because they do not conform to a heteronormative view of the world. Yet perpetrators of gender-based…
By Welcome Mandla Lishivha Has the Constitution fulfilled its promise of dignity for all? This was the question posed at a “We The People Round Table Series” hosted by Constitution Hill and the Nelson Mandela Foundation on 21 May 2021 on Zoom. The discussion took place twenty-five years after the South African Constitution came into…
Iranti joined representatives of civil society stakeholders in Gauteng on Wednesday to host a press conference highlighting the brutal Hate Crimes witnessed across the country in recent weeks. Iranti, Out LGBT, GALA, FEW, and The Other Foundation met media at Constitutional Hill to call on the government and police to take serious action against the…
South Africa, it is enough 21 APRIL 2021 – Over the past two and half months, South Africa’s LGBTIQ+ community has been rocked by a series of brutal hate crimes against its members – from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng, from the Eastern Cape to the Western Cape. At least six lives – that we know of…
Community pays tribute to a beloved LGBTI son By Sibusiso Kheswa Friends, family, activists, and community members gathered in KwaNobuhle in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, April 17, to say goodbye to a beloved son murdered earlier in the month.Andile “Lulu” Ntuthela was remembered as a young leader who set an example for…
On Monday 8 March 2021, Iranti hosted an online press briefing for invited journalists and media houses to outline the proposed Identity Management Policy gazetted by the Department of Home Affairs. The deadline for public submissions to oidmpolicy@dha.org.za had been extended to 15 March, and with the proposal having already garnered significant attention from the…
Iranti is angered at news of yet another violation against the LGBTIQ community – this time the alleged rape and murder of a queer lesbian Nonhlanhla Kunene in Pietermaritzburg. According to reports, Ms Kunene (37) was found murdered near the Edendale Primary school on Friday night. Her funeral is planned for today (THURSDAY). That such…
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