{"id":2267,"date":"2012-10-03T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:34:20","slug":"lex-kirsten-receives-social-justice-philanthropy-award-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/lex-kirsten-receives-social-justice-philanthropy-award-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 \u2014 Trans Man and Gender DynamiX Co-Founder, Lex Kirsten, Receives Social Justice Philanthropy Award, South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012 \u2014 Trans Man and Gender DynamiX Co-Founder, Lex Kirsten, Receives Social Justice Philanthropy Award, South Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lex Kirsten, the co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/genderdynamix.org.za\"><strong><em>Gender DynamiX (GDX)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> received the <a href=\"https:\/\/eaagblog.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/27\/the-2012-inyathelo-philanthropy-awards-gala-event-in-johannesburg-south-africa\/\">Inyathelo Philanthropy Award<\/a> in the&nbsp;Social Justice and Human Rights category for promoting the rights of transgender people in South Africa and across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Lex-Kirsten.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Lex-Kirsten.png 484w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Lex-Kirsten-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Lex-Kirsten-138x150.png 138w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Lex-Kirsten-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lex Kirsten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch: Interview with Lex about his story and the founding of Gender DynamiX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Lex Kirsten - 2012 Inyathelo Award for Social Justice Philanthropy\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pn4S1WHjnjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2012 \u2014 Trans Man and Gender DynamiX Co-Founder, Lex Kirsten, Receives Social Justice Philanthropy Award, South Africa Lex Kirsten, the co-founder of Gender DynamiX (GDX), received the Inyathelo Philanthropy Award in the&nbsp;Social Justice and Human Rights category for promoting the rights of transgender people in South Africa and across the continent. 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