By Kat Grey It has always been my dream to be a model, but in chasing this dream I quickly discovered that finding a talent agency as a transgender woman was near impossible because of the stereotypes and prejudiced beliefs about us. Trans women in South Africa are not considered, seen nor treated as real…
by Gosego Monoane Trans erasure simply means that “we the people”, transgender people, are being erased effectively from public awareness merely due to assumptions that everyone is cisgender, or that transgender people are rare. I identify as a rural transgender woman of colour, I use the term rural because I would like to distance myself…
By Keabetswe Makhotla and Nomsa Manzini. As a transgender woman, having to go to a healthcare facility can be daunting, not only to get what I’m looking for, like medication and regular check-ups, but because I receive hostile treatment from the medical professionals employed to provide patients with healthcare. In addition to the hostility in…
In celebration of (International) Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March), Iranti has teamed up with theDepartment of Home Affairs (DHA) to offer Identity Document applications as well as assistance with gendermarker and/or name changes to transgender persons at our offices – House of Iranti. Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day dedicated to celebrating…
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…
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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