Archive for October 2012

October 2012 Update

After our tense meeting with Steve Biko Hospital, followed by article City press article, 2 members of TIA who were previously refused treatment have now confirmed that the hospital is now assisting them. Today one of them is receiving her hormones for the first time after 5 years of struggle . As TIA team we…

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The Child

By Nthabiseng Mokoena Thunder, lightning and storms as the heavens ululate and sing for the arrival of a child, a soul, a person…a human being. Joy, excitement and hope as the father anticipates and wishes for the birth of a boy, a male, an heir….a son. Emotions run high and thoughts run wild as the…

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In terms of I…

Written for International Intersex Awareness Day By Sam Ndlovu Is it genuine interest, or intrigue or just intrusion When it comes to intersex, many think it’s an illusion many wonder, what’s my sex? Tell me where lies the confusion Just embrace my uniqueness, put an end to my exclusion I symbolize diversity and all life’s…

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International Intersex Awareness Day

For immediate release Transgender and Intersex Africa supports the International Intersex Awareness Day on the 26th of October. On this day in 1996 intersex activists carrying the sign “Hermaphrodites with attitude” and allies from Transsexual Menace held the first public intersex demonstration in Boston, USA. TIA believes that this day is a great opportunity to…

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Activity Update

* 2-5 October: We were attending a Capacity Development Trajectory programme in Namibia. *6 October : We had an information stall/desk at Johannesburg Pride in order to bring visibility of the Transgender and Intersex community and offer medical and legal advice to trans and intersex individuals. * 8-11 October : We were finalising projects and…

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