The Joint Working Group (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations throughout South Africa were horrified by this morning’s confirmation that Steven Monjeza ...
... Europe, ILGA Africa , ILGA Latin America), Amnesty etc.
Many nations have limited LGBT organizations, but check with local groups to make contact with any organizations they might suggest
Look for ...
Visit the Out in Africa Pride Film Festival from Friday, 26th February until Sunday 7th March at Nu Metro Cinemas at the V&A Waterfront.
3 Films are on offer this year:
And Then Came Lola
USA ...
... towns.
These incidents continue to bring focus to the struggles of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in eastern Africa :
In Blantyr, Malawi, a judge recently denied bail for ...
... God has used the world to be the conscience of the Church. Right now is one of those times because, when it comes to how we treat people of different sexual orientations, the Constitution of South Africa ...
The Joint Working Group (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations throughout South Africa are deeply disturbed by reports over the weekend reportedly confirmed ...
Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church cordially invites you to introduce
The Rev. Elder Diane Fisher Elder serving MCC Regions 4 and 5 (Eastern Canada, Europe, Africa and part of the US)
The Rev. ...
... to ascertain whether they have had anal sex. Such treatment contravenes international, Africa n and Malawian human rights conventions. Their trial is set for 15 January 2010. As Moderator I am calling ...
In early November a number of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organisations in South Africa received a call for solidarity from our comrades living and working in Uganda. Their ...
... 3811 (Eudy’s case)
The JWG is made up of the following member organisations
Activate WITS
Behind the Mask
Coalition of Africa n Lesbians
Durban Gay and Lesbian Community ...
... Glorious Light MCC (Johannesburg, South Africa ) suddenly lost her three month old baby daughter, Simone Faith. Messages sent to trainhqmaninfo@saps.org.za will be given to her.
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... Darling Street Cape Town)
Why are we marching?
In South Africa , lesbian women, gay men and transgender people are being subjected violent attacks simply, because they transgress dominant heterosexist ...
... Rev. Elder Glenna Shepherd on 19 July at 6:00. Others hosting this special event include Brightwaves MCC (Brighton, England), Good Hope MCC (Cape Town, South Africa ), and Serenity Healing Ministry. ...
... service for victims of hate crimes ... with an emphasis on black lesbians who have been raped and murdered without justice in South Africa n townships. The event happened on the eve of the general ...
... made significant steps in this regard. Our connections to secular groups like Human Rights Campaign in the U.S., Human Rights Watch, ILGA in Europe and in Africa , Other Sheep, foundations, seminaries and ...
... Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is planned for 8 June. The pandemic has devastated the Caribbean, which ranks second only to sub-Saharan Africa for AIDS prevalence. In ...
The Joint Working Group (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations throughout South Africa are deeply disgusted by the comments made by Wesley Kgang the ...
... a broader campaign to pressure the South Africa n Criminal Justice System to strengthen its human-rights protections of LGBTI individuals.
The hearing comes on the heels of the Western Cape End Hate Alliance ...
Text of a Speech Given by Rev Pressley Sutherland at the Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Gay Hate Crimes Awareness Demonstration and Commemorative Gathering Held On the Eve of the South Africa n General ...
... United Kingdom
Good Hope MCC, Cape Town, South Africa Serenity Healing Ministry, United Kingdom
Brightwaves MCC, Brighton, United Kingdom
We look forward to seeing you all there. 1 This ...
... led the closing plenary at a conference in Cape Town, South Africa , which focused on Sharia Law in Africa and its effects of violence towards women and around sodomy.
The New Parliament Resort ...
... Safe Houses Project in South Africa .
Last Saturday some from New Life MCC of Hampton Roads (Virginia) gathered to prepare food for Meals 2 Go, while others visited a nursing home.
MCC ...
... Congratulations, Rev Jide Macaulay
Rev Jide Macaulay (of House of Rainbow) been invited to take part in a conference in Cape Town South Africa between the 24th and 27th April.
The conference ...
The Joint Working Group is deeply concerned to discover that the South Africa n government has not only supported but indeed acted as spokesperson for a demand to remove references to sexual orientation ...
... Town Pride is published at their website at www.capetownpride.co.za, please also note the Out In Africa Pride Film Festival from 19 to 22 February 2009 at Nu Metro at the Waterfront. Program ...
Out in Africa is hosting a small pride film festival in February and March, at the Nu Metro cinemas.
The festival will run from Thursday, 19th February to Sunday, 22nd February, at the V&A ...
... we can work toward a Pride celebration that embraces the best of our political and communal values. We commend the South Africa n Joint Working Group’s Position Paper on Pride as a guiding document ...
... charges of robbery, murder and possibly rape.
Activists from a broad range of social structures, including the 777 Campaign to End Hate, the Treatment Action Campaign, the Africa n National Congress ...
... 50 members by Easter.
ICM Sao Paulo (Brazil) hosted noted Africa n theologian Bass'Lele Malomalo, who spoke on Black Consciousness during the Brazilian Black Pride Celebration.
Sean ...
... religion
- Bishop Glenna Shepherd
22 January 2009, Cape Town - Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) in Africa urge Nigerian President Musa Yar’dua to reject “The Same ...
... denomination through the transition from the district to the regional structure. She has worked with congregations in Europe and Africa and understands the joys and challenges of becoming a truly international ...
... support raising awareness of transgender experiences, providing positive ways forward through transgender advocacy, education and heightened visibility in South Africa and beyond. Reclaiming trans-cestors ...
... Catholic cardinal is a part of the government itself. Joy thrives in the midst of great challenges. I spoke with my long time friend, Rev. Judy Dahl, this week in South Africa . Judy volunteered ...
... Kazakhstan Christmas presents are opened on the evening of the 24th, while in Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, English Canada, South Africa , and Australia mostly on the morning of ...
... South Africa ) on Expanding Your Picture of God, which focuses on spiritual growth.
Students at MCC Baltimore (Maryland) are engaged in a class on Genesis - from Adam to Abraham.
At ...
As we enter the 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Child Abuse starting on the 25th November, the Joint Working Group calls on all South Africa ns to remember the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender ...
... diagnosis, but the prognosis now is excellent. suz61146@yahoo.com
The folks at Good Hope MCC (Cape Town, South Africa ) held a Jazz Evening at West End to raise funds to assist Rev. Nokuthula ...
... of the biannual MCC Conference for People of Africa n Descent. Before entering the professional ministry, Rev. Elder Garner was executive director of the Philadelphia Mayor's Commission ...
... Africa ), and Neil Jones (England). Sharon Cox (South Africa ) and Rev. Jide Macaulay (Nigeria) will speak at the Justice in Africa Breakfast. Workshop themes will include Theology, Church Administration, ...
... that were sensationalist and reckless. My colleague was referred to as ‘the so called’ Reverend, and incendiary language such as ‘evil’, ‘abomination’, ‘un-Africa n’, ...
... stars on the Sundance channel.
Rev. Mike Ellard served on the Honorary Board for the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band's 30th Anniversary Concert.
At the PAD (People of Africa n Descent) Conference ...
... LGBT people.
Action #2 Write to Commissioner Dupe Atoki at the Africa n Commission on Human and People's Rights at achpr@achpr.org . She has spoken on LGBT rights as human rights in the past. ...
... Council and its selection to host the upcoming Africa n Human Rights Commission.
The 9th session of the Human Rights Council, The Nigerian President, in opening the first session over which he is ...
... Harvey Fund to MCCR, 2501 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220-2624.
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Spotlight on Local Churches & Leaders
Exciting news! Five individuals from Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa ...
Good Hope MCC proudly presents a special screening of "For the Bible Tells Me So" during the Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival at Nu Metro, V&A Waterfront.
The screening is followed by ...
... changed the course of human history and our awareness in the United States of both the wrongs we as a nation had inflicted upon brothers and sisters of Africa n descent and the potential we held, as people ...
... of God is completed among us.
Increasingly desperate voices from Zimbabwe, the 07-07-07 Campaign giving voice to lesbian and bisexual women raped and at risk in South Africa , the Sharia trials of gay ...
... the Bible the same way most of her friends do. She
believes slavery is an institution approved by God. She probably
believes all Africa n Americans are descended from Ham and the curse
recorded in Genesis ...
... homosexuality is un-Africa n but it is killing that is un-Africa n.. Pumeza Runeyi from the Treatment Action Campaign said we cannot hide, we love our bodies, they are ours to control and we cant tolerate ...
Help, advise and information for transgendered and intersexed people in South Africa .
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Established in January 1997, the Gay and Lesbian Archives of South Africa (GALA) is an independent project of the South Africa n History Archive (SAHA) which forms part of the Historical Papers collection ...
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) was launched on 10 December 1998, International Human Rights Day. Its main objective is to campaign for greater access to treatment for all South Africa ns, by raising ...
Private website for transgendered people in South Africa . ...
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Time and Place Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Location: Khayelitsha Magistrates Court City/Town: Cape Town, South Africa Join us in protest outside the court on the 27 August ...
Good Hope MCC is proud to present a screening of "For The Bible Tells Me So" at the Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Cape Town.
Sponsored tickets are available, please e-mail welcome ...
... Africa 's Ambassador to Uganda, to join us in a peaceful protest action.
When 13h00, Friday, 12 FEBRUARY 2010
Where Outside Parliament (Plein Street, Cape Town)
What Please bring placards and ...
Out in Africa Pride Film Festival from 26 February 2010 to 7 March 2010 at NuMetro Cinemas at the V&A Waterfront.
Visit www.oia.co.za for more informaiton. ...
