Iranti has made tremendous strides in using media as an advocacy tool to strengthen collective visual, audio, and written evidence-based documentation and reporting on lesbian, gender non-conforming, transgender and intersex persons for the advancement of their human rights in Africa. To this end, Iranti has curated an exhibition aimed at showcasing the organisation’s documentation and…
2022 sees Iranti celebrating its 10th year of existence. In acknowledgement of the many milestones that the organisation has accomplished, we hosted a celebratory event for our staff, partners and friends at the House of Iranti. Over the past decade the organisation has grown from its foundational phase with a few volunteers, to a well-established…
In June 2022, Iranti and Intersex Nigeria hosted a session addressing themes and concerns around Visibility of Intersex on the continent Intersex people and intersectionality Violations that intersex people face on the continent Harmful cultural practices Self-determination, bodily autonomy and agency are crucial in affirming one’s human dignity. Iranti has been doing ongoing work to…
On the 23rd of June 2012, we first shared the story of Thapelo Makhutle’s resilience in living his life truthfully and unapologetically as a member of the LGBTIQ community. Today, a decade later, we honour him, we celebrate his life and we grieve the brutal loss of our sibling. Thapelo’s life reminds us what Pride…
Earlier this year, Iranti accepted the invitation of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) to a SOGIE inception workshop centred on Resolution 275 and the lived realities of queer people in Africa. The workshop was held in Cote d’Ivoire from 9 to 11 May 2022. This was the first workshop in a…
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…
On 31 March 2022, as part of the Transgender Day of Visibility celebration, Iranti partnered with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to invite trans and gender diverse people living in Johannesburg to come to the House of Iranti where DHA officials were on site, providing assistance and information with forename and gender marker amendments….
If we were to imagine a gender-equal world, what would it look like? For speakers on the Iranti International Women’s Day Twitter Space held on March 8, it would be a world where womanhood is inclusive and diverse. Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana Acting Education, Awareness and Communications Manager Matlhogonolo Samsam said she imagines a world where…
Iranti’s new Comms and Media Manager Nolwazi Tusini hopes to make a meaningful mark in queer spaces by documenting stories of joy, influencing conversations about gender and gender-based violence, and raising the profile of a 10-year-old organisation. “I left the newsroom after 10 years as a broadcast journalist, looking for a new challenge and I…
When Zoey Black decided to move from the performance stage to behind the scenes, she wanted to spotlight queer experiences – something that impacted her directly as a transgender woman. “As a queer person, I really struggled with content or resources that spoke to my experience as a trans woman and at the time, I…
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