Uthongo Network advocates for the rights of LGBTQI+ persons at the community and policy levels to ensure equality, respect, and acceptance for all.
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Joined June 2015
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PFSAQ works in organizing parents, families and allies of the LGBTIQ+people who advocate for dignity, equality and social inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people within the society. Parents and Allies will be at the event to learn more about the PHOBIAS and their impact on queer lives.
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26 human rights groups condemn Ghana's newly passed Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill and call on the South African Government to speak out against this oppressive and evil legislation. End the silence! tinyurl.com/3ewrxm9k
@DIRCO_ZA @RightifyGhana @PresidencyZA @ParliamentofRSA
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MEDIA STATEMENT: OUT LGBT Well-being expresses deep disappointment and concern over the apparent campaign by disgraced former President Jacob Zuma to roll back the hard-fought rights of same-sex couples to marry in South Africa. bit.ly/3Sv4xMm
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WE'RE HIRING! OUT is looking to fill several positions including: Senior Clinician, Quality Assurance & Improvement Officer, Peer Lay Counsellors, Outreach Coordinator, Enrolled Nurses, Data Assistant, and Case Management Officers. Click here for details: out.org.za/news/
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Join Matuba Mahlatjie and our penalists at #OutSummit2023 to learn about the different avenues of democratic engagement #LGBTIQ movements can explore to further their priorities!
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On #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR, we mourn the 321 known trans siblings lost this year and all those over the decades whose light has been put out too soon.
And we share this message with our community: you're beautiful, and we love you.
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#OutSummit2023 "Pride & Politics: The Fight for LGBTIQ Rights in Changing Democracies" session will be held on December 4, exploring the inextricable link between #democracy and the rights of #LGBTIQ people.
Register today: bit.ly/OutSummit2023
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Register to join us, if you are attending the 77th Session of the ACHPR.
#ACSE
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Dear @Our_DA please tell us how this very disappointing position fits with your claim that you are an Ally to the LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa?
@TriangleOrg @outlgbt @GenderDynamix @UthingoNetwork @SameLoveToti
@GALAarchives
mambaonline.com/2023/02/13/w…
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Global Foundation for Girls will open application for our Teen Fellowship Program January 2 - 13, 2024
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The warrant officer admitted that he decided not to take Khulekani to a health facility because he did not think her injuries were too severe. Shezi made this decision despite SAPS guidelines stipulating that no one should be locked up, without receiving medical attention.
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Do you know what LGBTIQA+ stands for?
LGBTIQA+ “is an evolving acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual, and other terms such as non-binary, gender non-conforming, and pansexual.
#DidYouKnoMondays
#QueerLivesMatter
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St Stithians Girls’ College, a leading private Methodist school in Johannesburg, says it is welcoming a transgender student, despite some strident opposition.
@Mambaonline
Read more: bit.ly/37B28Lk
#LGBTIQ #News #SouthAfrica
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Raymond Motadi – known as MonD and The Queer Superhero - is a game-changer in the South African media and entertainment space. He talks to Mamba about coming out, his inspiration, and making queer African content. bit.ly/3LUysHQ
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South Africa's Louw Breytenbach has resigned as Mr Gay World after a fallout with the pageant's organisers. tinyurl.com/3sn2c3md
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Get ready for LGBT+ History Month 2022, by attending the virtual launch @NationalGallery hosted by @DanNouveau this Friday 7.30pm-8.30pm GMT.
Free tickets here:
nationalgallery.org.uk/event…
@LGBTHM celebrated across the UK every February since 2005 was founded by @SchoolsOUTUK
@LGBTHM 2022, theme is launched online this Friday, at @NationalGallery by @DanNouveau & @SchoolsOUTUK
Politics in Art - 'The Arc Is Long'
Register here: nationalgallery.org.uk/event…
School resources will be out soon, we are working on these with @TheProudTrust & @JohnYatesHarold
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The High Court in Eswatini is accused of showing "disinterest in the human rights of LGBTI citizens" after delaying a vital equality ruling for a year. bit.ly/30EoZlo
