On days like today, IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia), we don’t just raise flags and hashtags. We reclaim space. We tell the truth about our lives, our love, and the quiet revolutions happening in kitchens, matatus, WhatsApp groups, and under every roof that has dared to hold difference. (more…)
Support LGBTQI+ Refugees in South Africa: Help The Fruit Basket Provide Safe Housing The Fruit Basket (TFB) is a critical lifeline for LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa, offering two safe houses where people who have fled persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity can find Read more…
Although public attitudes have been slowly changing on issues around LGBT+ persons in Lesotho, the same can’t be said for transgender persons. Identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual poses a threat to the individuals who do so. And transwomen face even more prejudice – more than transgender men for instance. Read more…
SOUTH AFRICA The case revolves around three women and their spouses‚ who had taken the department of home affairs to court after it had refused to change their gender description. The department had argued that the amendments could not be made since the couples had been married in terms of Read more…
BACKGROUND On 4 August 2017 the Botswana High Court (Gaborone) will hear an application challenging the refusal of the Registrar of National Registration to change the gender marker on the identity document of a transgender woman. The case will be heard before Judge Dambe. The applicant, Tshepo Ricki Kgositau, is Read more…