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…
PRESS RELEASE 9 FEBRUARY 2022 Iranti is making an urgent appeal to President Cyril Ramaphosa to address issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 10 February 2022. The theme for this year’s SONA is, “Following up on our commitments: making your future work better”. Our constitution commits to…
The possession of an identity document is essential to function in our world. For transgender, gender diverse and intersex people, legal gender recognition (LGR) is not only necessary to help them meet their basic needs but to survive. In South Africa, Act 49 makes it difficult for transgender, gender diverse and intersex people to obtain…
By Lovemore Asonele Phiri Carrying a bold message of inclusion and LGBTQIA rights, Miss South Africa hopeful Lehlogonolo Machaba – a model booker and volunteer at a local LGBTQIA centre – is blazing a trail as the first openly transgender contestant in Miss South Africa’s 64-year-history. The 24-year-old sylphlike beauty from Oskraal, Letlhabile, in the…
About Us Iranti is a Johannesburg based regional non-profit organization (NPO) founded in June 2012 focusing on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights. Iranti participates in national, regional and global advocacy platforms to develop a deeper understanding of human rights violations, and seeks ways to change policies, laws and individual mindsets and behaviours to end homophobia,…
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