Inclusive and Affirming Ministries’ Post

"MambaOnline and OUT LGBT Well-being publish a monthly overview of reported LGBTIQ+ rights violations in South Africa, including hate speech. We also look at the status of cases making their way through the criminal justice system. Here is our summary for March 2024." Read more: https://bit.ly/4brv9on MAMBAONLINE OUT LGBT Well-being #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #LGBTIQRights #lgbtiqcommunity

Repost: Safe Space Alliance This week is Lesbian Visibility Week! It's a week dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of lesbian communities around the world. For more information including ways you can get involved visit: https://lnkd.in/efB9nMJ #lesbian #visibility #support #awareness

Dialogue for Transformation Toolkit A toolkit offering a framework for leading effective dialogue sessions that promote transformation, rooted in the understanding that people bring their own embodied experiences of dialogue into spaces. The content is accompanied by activities to stimulate conversation and ideas for how the facilitator and participants can collaborate to contextualise the content. Available in English, French and Portuguese. Download a free copy here: https://lnkd.in/dDsaFFBG #IAM #Resources #Publications #LGBTIQ #LoveIsLove

"The discrimination case against the owner of a Gqeberha store that “banned” LGBTQ+ people was heard in the Equality Court on Monday." MAMBAONLINE Read more: https://bit.ly/3JowOyM #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #LGBTIQrights #SouthAfrica

"Twenty-two individuals have filed an appeal with Uganda’s Supreme Court against the Constitutional Court’s recent refusal to strike down the country’s vile Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA)." @mambaonline Read more: https://bit.ly/4bhSnNF #LGBTIQ #LGBTIQnews #LGBTIQrights #Uganda

"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