Media Release 

Every day, almost everywhere around the world, Transexual, Transgender, Intersex people face violence, abuse, rape, torture and hate crimes. The only motive : they are not conforming to social stereotypes about the way they should appear and behave in society as men or women.

Media Briefing 

The issue of Transphobia

Many people find it hard to understand who (or what) a Trans or gender variant person might be or look like. Often it is to media images they look, and then think just of those transsexual people born male who undergo the long and arduous medical transformation of their body from man to woman. Alternatively, they may think of men who ‘dress up as women’.

The Joint Working Group calls on all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people to take an active part in the process of electing a new President and Parliament during the 2009 General Election in South Africa being held a month from now on 22 April.

Please click this link to see the full call to vote

This weekend sees the launch of ‘TRANSformations’ a groundbreaking DVD of short digital stories created by transgender and gender non-conforming people in South Africa. The DVD explores the lives and experiences of the participants and their resilience in the face of considerable adversity. The launch takes place on Saturday, 28 February from 19h00 and is being held at popular venue, Zietsies, in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The project is a collaboration between Gender DynamiX, Women’sNet and Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA).