30 January 2023 — Book Review: “Envisioning African Intersex”, by Amanda Lock Swarr “Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine” by Amanda Lock Swarr (Associate Professor, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington) was…
2023 — ‘Being Intersex in Zambia: A Legal and Policy Review’ Published, Zambia In 2023, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Intersex Society of Zambia published a review titled ‘Being Intersex in Zambia: A Legal and Policy Review’.…
2023 — Publication of “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Growing Up as an African Intersex Person” Booklet, Uganda “Are you a Boy or a Girl? Growing up as an African Intersex Person” is a powerful booklet published by…
23 October 2022 — ‘Study on the Human Rights Situation of Intersex Persons in Africa’ Report Launched, The Gambia On 23 October 2022, the Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Support Initiative for People with Atypical Sex Development…
26 July 2022 — Recognition and Protection of Intersex Children Under the Kenyan ‘Children Act of 2022’, Kenya Voted into Kenyan law on the 26th of July 2022, section 21 of The Children Act, 2022 legally recognises intersex children, ensuring…
June 2021 — Publication of ‘COVID-19: A Report on the Situation of Intersex People in Africa’ A report, ‘COVID-19: A Report on the Situation of Intersex People in Africa‘, authored by Obioma Chukwuike from Intersex Nigeria, was conducted between 12…
2021 — Intersex Persons & the Law in Kenya by John Chigiti SC (2021): A Review Published in 2021, John Chigiti SC’s book, Intersex Persons & the Law in Kenya, offers a comprehensive overview of the legal rights Kenyan intersex…
Junho de 2020 — Campo de Refugiados de Kakuma: Refugiados procuram novamente Victor Mukasa, Quénia Em junho de 2020, os refugiados LGBTQIA+ ugandeses no Campo de Refugiados de Kakuma contactaram o ativista Victor Mukasa, dizendo: "Victor, estamos a morrer, estamos a morrer no...
14 December 2018 — Publication of a Report on the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Trans and LBQ Persons, Uganda On 14 December 2018, the report, ‘Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Among LBTQ/WSW Persons in Uganda’, was published…
17 February 2018 — Historic Meeting with Trans Members of the Deaf Community and Publication of ‘(Trans)lation?: Experiences of the Deaf Transgender Community in South Africa’ Report, South Africa On 17 February 2018 by Iranti hosted a historic meeting with…
2018 — Study on Trans Rights Published, Tunisia In 2018, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung published a report on trans rights in Tunisia by Dr Habib Nouisser, titled ‘Sex Change in Tunisia: When Law Confiscates Identities.’ According to the study, “the Tunisian judiciary systematically…
11 December 2017 — ‘National Engagement on the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Intersex Persons’ Meeting, and the Publication of ‘National Intersex Meeting Report’, South Africa Following the National Engagement on the Promotion and Protection of the…
2017 — The Proposal of The Intersex Model Law, South Africa The Intersex Model Law, proposed in 2017, was a draft law that the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria put together with the aim of protecting…
2017 — Publication of ‘Southern Africa Trans Diverse Situational Analysis’, Southern Africa In 2016, the Southern African Trans Forum, with the aid of Accountability International, undertook a situational analysis of the barriers faced by trans diverse people in Africa in…
2016 — Publicação de ‘Ending Pathological Practices Against Trans and Intersex Bodies in Africa’. Em 2016, a Iranti da África do Sul, bem como a Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE), Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN), a equipa Stop Trans Pathologization 2012 (STP),…
August 2015 — Article: ‘Uganda Report of Violations to Children and People Born Intersex or with Differences of Sex Development’ Report Launched, East Africa In August 2015, a report on violations to children and people born intersex or with differences…
Em agosto de 2014, mulheres trans de 14 países africanos, incluindo Botswana, Quénia, Lesoto, Namíbia, África do Sul, Tanzânia, Uganda, Zâmbia e Zimbabué, reuniram-se num encontro em Joanesburgo, África do Sul, para discutir uma visão partilhada do movimento feminista e…
The Cape Town Declaration on Gender Incongruence of Childhood (GIC) was publicly released in June 2014, requesting the removal of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnoses that pathologise gender diversity in children and youth. The…
Numa importante série de 5 episódios transmitidos a 29 de junho de 2014, o ativista pelos direitos LGBTQIA+, Victor Mukasa, deu contexto à violência no Campo de Refugiados de Kakuma, utilizando a sua plataforma televisiva, a Kuchu TV. Os episódios salientaram que a questão central…
The Third International Intersex Forum took place on 29 November 2013 in Valletta, Malta and concluded on 1 December 2013. With the initial 3 principles decided on at the first Forum, and then extended during the second Forum, the ongoing…