OUT Human Rights is dedicated to ending discrimination and hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community in South Africa.
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1/2 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ On 31 October OUT and EPOC LGBTIQ+ brought young LGBTIQ+ people together in Kwa-Thema for a Sexual Health & Human Rights Workshop, creating a safe space to discuss sexual and reproductive health, HIV/STI prevention, testing and treatment.
2/2 Participants also explored consent, bodily autonomy and their right to access respectful, inclusive healthcare without stigma or discrimination. Empowering young people with knowledge is key to building healthier, safer LGBTIQ+ communities.
#LGBTIQHealth #HumanRights
Are you LGBTQIA+, aged 18 or older, and living in Gauteng? 🌈 Participate in a study on oral sexual health awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards oral health risks. The survey is anonymous and voluntary.
Take part ⬇️
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Every experience matters.
Research can help us better understand complex experiences that are not always openly discussed.
Take part in an anonymous survey exploring chemsex experiences among men who have sex with men.
Take the survey here.⬇️
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💉 TWICE A YEAR. POWERFUL HIV PREVENTION. 🏳️🌈
Did you know you can protect yourself against HIV with injections just twice a year?
It’s a convenient alternative to daily PrEP, and it’s available FREE to gay, bi and MSM at select Dept of Health clinics.
📲 WhatsApp 060 909 2611
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"She loved singing." The family of transgender Nelson Mandela Bay woman Thulani Komanisi suspects foul play in her death and is demanding answers as the LGBTQ+ community mourns.
Full details here. ⬇️ mambaonline.com/2026/10/19/f…
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🏳️🌈 This Pride Month, take pride in your health and well-being!
Get a check-up, test for HIV and screen for STIs, and explore the prevention or treatment options that can help you stay healthy.
📲 WhatsApp OUT Johannesburg to get connected to free services: 060 909 2611
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OUT joined the recent Pretoria Pride celebrations in Centurion! 🏳️🌈
Our team connected with the LGBTIQ+ community, sharing information about harm reduction support and health services, including our +Dr LGBTQ medical practice.
Thank you for a great day of pride and connection!
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OUT recently hosted a specialist seminar in Johannesburg focused on key gaps in health services for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
The event, brought together around 40 public health professionals and advocates.
Read more here ⬇️
out.org.za/neglected-msm-hea…
⚖️ 🏳️🌈 OUT LGBT Well-being welcomes the 6 October judgment by the Equality Court in Gqeberha, which found a shop owner who sought to bar LGBTQ+ customers from his premises guilty of hate speech and unfair discrimination.
Read our full statement here ⬇️
out.org.za/statement-out-app…
⚠️ Mpox cases are on the rise in South Africa, particularly in the Western Cape and Gauteng.
Mpox can affect anyone, so knowing how it spreads and what symptoms to look out for can help you protect yourself and others.
#Mpox #MpoxAwareness #SexualHealth #StayInformed
OUT LGBT Well-being was proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community at the 22nd Soweto Pride March on Friday, 25 September.
Following the march, the OUT team shared information and guidance on accessing affirming, non-judgemental health services.
OUT and all its services will be closed on Thursday, 24 and Friday, 25 September, as our team takes a well-deserved four day-weekend.
We will re-open on Monday, 28 September. We wish you a happy and safe Heritage Day!
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Document. Track. Remember. Demand accountability.
MambaOnline and OUT LGBT Well-being’s monthly LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch records reported violations and follows cases through the justice system.
Here are the key cases and developments from August 2026. ⬇️
mambaonline.com/2026/09/22/s…
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“The Gospel is good news — not a weapon.”
A Cape Town minister is pushing back after Jesus’ name and Biblical references were used in the vandalism of the city’s rainbow crossing.
Her message to LGBTQ+ people: Christianity has another voice. ⬇️
mambaonline.com/2026/09/15/o…
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Healthcare where you can be yourself. 🏳️🌈🩷
OUT's +DR in Pretoria is a medical practice that offers health services in a safe, LGBT-affirming space.
Choose an online or in-person consultation that works for you.
WhatsApp 072 113 6597 for more info or to book.
1/3 🏳️🌈 OUT at the forefront of advancing LGBTQIA+ rights.
OUT’s Human Rights Officer, Sibonelo Ncanana Trower, recently joined a key dialogue in Johannesburg marking 70 years of women’s resilience and 30 years of South Africa’s Constitution. 🇿🇦
2/3 Participating as Co-Chair of the National Task Team on SOGIESC Matters, Sibonelo highlighted the need to turn constitutional rights into lived realities – including access to justice, protection from violence and discrimination, and accountability. 🏳️🌈
3/3 For OUT, ensuring LGBTQIA+ voices are heard and included in shaping solutions is central to advancing equality, dignity and justice.
The Constitution gave us the promise. Now we must ensure that promise is lived. ✊🏳️🌈
#OUTLGBTWellBeing #LGBTQIARights
