Inclusive and Affirming Ministries’ Post

"The LGBTQ+ community in KwaZulu-Natal is urged to be vigilant following new reports of several individuals being targeted by criminals on the Grindr dating app in the Durban area." MAMBAONLINE Read more: https://bit.ly/49XbuLT #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #LGBTIQcommunity #KZN

"I like to think of autumn as a season that prompts one to pause, reflect and recharge. Not only does mother nature make us aware that we have made it through the first cycle of the year, but also that it is okay to shed some weight and embrace change. This comes at a time when the organisation is experiencing change in the most delightful manner." - Ecclesia de Lange, Director Find out more about the latest in IAM news and upcoming events in our monthly update: https://bit.ly/4cTRsEF #IAM #MonthlyUpdate #LGBTIQ #loveislove

"A prominent LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate says the Vatican’s latest declaration on gender identity upholds regressive ideas that are harmful to transgender and non-binary people." MAMBAONLINE Read more: https://bit.ly/446Bh2D #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #lgbtiqcommunity #NewsUpdate

"A lawmaker in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has proposed a bill that if passed will jail LGBTQ+ people for up to 10 years with forced labour." MAMBAONLINE Read more: https://bit.ly/3W2lgZO #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #LGBTIQRights #DRC

Reading Together: A Bible Study Method A practical, hands-on Bible study method integrating IAM’s theory of change, and insights gained from Contextual Bible Study and Intercultural Bible reading for use with groups to engage with issues of gender and sexuality. Download a free copy here: https://lnkd.in/dDsaFFBG #IAM #Resources #Bible #LGBTIQ #Gender #Sexuality

"The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has warned of the disastrous human rights impact of the Ugandan Constitutional Court’s refusal to strike down the country’s “Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023” (AHA)." MAMBAONLINE Read more: https://bit.ly/49uOR0R #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #LGBTIQrights #Uganda

"Conservative South African religious groups are inciting trans panic among parents, claiming that the Department of Basic Education is trying to “indoctrinate” children with “transgender ideology”." MAMBAONLINE Read more: https://bit.ly/4aRwPqC #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #SouthAfrica

"OUT LGBT Well-being and several other LGBTIQ+ groups have issued an open letter to Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, on the worsening plight of LGBTIQ+ people on the African continent." Read more: https://bit.ly/3VPBaGI #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #LGBTIQrights #Africa

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Statement on the passing of Ms. Vandy Fourie The staff and board of Inclusive and Affirming Ministries note with sadness the passing and tragic murder of one of the organisation’s board members, Ms. Vandy Fourie. Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/dcGNCJVx