Lex Kirsten

Lex Kirsten Receives Social Justice Philanthropy Award, South Africa

Trans, Community, Organisation / Gender DynamiX, Inyathelo Philanthropy Award, Lex Kirsten, South Africa

Lex Kirsten, the co-founder of Gender DynamiX (GDX), received the Inyathelo Philanthropy Award in the Social Justice and Human Rights category for promoting the rights of transgender people in South Africa and across the continent.

Gender DynamiX (GDX) founded, South Africa

Trans, Organisation / Gender DynamiX, Lex Kirsten, Liesl Theron, South Africa

Gender DynamiX (GDX), the first registered African-based organisation focusing solely on the trans community, was founded in South Africa by cis woman, Liesl Theron, and her trans partner, Lex Kirsten in July 2005. Due to work insecurity and a lack of knowledge about the employment rights of trans persons, the cis-trans couple decided that Liesl …

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