Advocacy Update
Intersex invincibility with the work of intersex human right
PRESS STATEMENT Today 26 October marks Intersex Awareness Day. On this day intersex activist from Intersex Society of North America and allies from Transsexual menace held the firs intersex demonstration in Boston back in 1996. Intersex means being born with a mix of anatomical sex traits (chromosomes, genitals and/ or reproductive organs) that are not…
Read MoreDr Collin
Remember the fight we had with Doctor Collin last year? How he refused to issue a referral letter to one of his trans* patients so that the person can apply for a new Identity document with the Department of Home Affairs? How he only issued the letter once we intervened and yet the letter was…
Read MoreA Win Against Transphobia in the Workplace
Finally after much struggle and lobbying, one of our constituents who is a trans* woman has been employed by a large retail store in South Africa. She had been struggling to get a job because of the discrimination she faced as a transgender person. We are constantly flooded by queries from people who are about…
Read MoreOctober 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…
Read MoreActivity 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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