Safety, Dignity, and Freedom, is a five-country campaign (Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe) which aims to create media focused content in addressing stigma, violence, and other issues faced by the LGBTI community within these countries. Through the research component, which tested the existing perceptions, social constructs, and attitudes consumers of the media hold…
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…
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…
In 2018, Kagiso Maema was brutally murdered in South Africa’s North West Province – just one of countless trans women and other LGBT+ persons to suffer violence in the region. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>
We are very proud to announce that our own Joshua Sehoole has been elected to the Steering Committee of the SATF (Southern African Trans Forum), taking on the role of Treasurer! The SATF works to bring a voice to the region’s growing trans and gender-diverse advocacy movement, focusing primarily health; legal & policy reform; movement…
Debate Truly Borderless By Joshua Sehoole and Kellyn Botha On 18 and 19 April, Iranti hosted a “Trans Leadership and Planning” meeting with trans activists from across the region to have a foundational discussion on different factors we needed to address as a movement in order to have a collaborative approach on improving gender-affirming care…
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