Written by: Mogau Makitla Thirty four years after the Gay & Lesbian Organization of Witwatersrand (GLOW) took to the streets of Johannesburg to host the first Pride march in South Africa, pride continues to roam the streets with community-driven celebrations, events and safe spaces across the country. This landmark event was a steppingstone towards highlighting…
The African Trans Network (ATN) is recruiting a Programe Officer to manage programs of the organisation. About the ATN The ATN was formed in 2020, with a clear mission is to strengthen the human rights advocacy and networking capacity of Trans movements. The creation of a pan-African transgender network that would be representative of trans-voices…
The African Trans Network (ATN) is recruiting a consultant regional coordinator to lead the management and operations of the ATN. About the ATN The ATN was formed in 2020, with a clear mission is to strengthen the human rights advocacy and networking capacity of Trans movements. The creation of a pan-African transgender network that would…
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Iranti is looking for a dedicated feminist and experienced media and communications professional, to join our team as Media and Communications Manager. The Media and Communications Manager leads Iranti’s Media and Communications team in overseeing all its internal and external multimedia activities across all media platforms to ensure that messaging is consistent…
by Sazi Jali It is said that there is no manual to raise a child yet there has always been a culture of imposing heteronormative norms and ideas on children. Society is full of toxic and harmful notions about gender that are passed on to generations of children, such as hypermasculinity – which has led…
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…
Iranti welcomes the recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which confirmed that Caster Semenya has not only experienced unfair discrimination but has also been failed by the Swiss legal system in her fight for elite athletes’ right to bodily autonomy and dignity. Semenya approached the ECHR to appeal a 2020 Swiss…
PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 6TH, 2023. We want President Cyril Ramaphosa to acknowledge and address the LGBTQIA+ community in his State of the Nation Address. This year, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 9 February 2023. The SONA sets out Government’s key policy objectives and deliverables for the year ahead,…
PRESS STATEMENT FROM A COLLECTIVE OF TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE ORGANISATIONS, IN RESPONSE TO NTSIKI MAZWAI’S TRANSPHOBIC POSTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 18 JANUARY 2023 . On the 16th of January 2023, Ntsiki Mazwai published a problematic and hurtful tweet asserting the harmful and ungrounded view that women’s rights are threatened by trans rights. She wrote…
PRESS RELEASE 14 APRIL 2022 In October 2021 Iranti announced that its founding Director, Jabu Pereira would step down and exit the organisation. Today we announce the appointment of Nolwazi Tusini, Iranti’s Communications and Media Manager, and Jade Jacobs, Iranti’s Knowledge and Research Manager, as Iranti’s interim Co-Executive Directors. Tusini and Jacobs, both fierce feminists…
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