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Last year, we spoke to you about launching our GIN Speakers Bureau. The pilot training of the Speakers’ Bureau took place at GIN’s Secretariat, in Johannesburg, South Africa, between the
[row] [col width=”2/3″] GIN was fortunate to be able to send the Rev Nokuthula Dhladhla, pastor of the House of Prayer and Worship, Soweto, South Africa, and Lini Zurlia,
Every two to three years one of the largest gatherings of sexual and gender minority activists takes place, uniting members from across the globe in order to keep up with
[row] [col width=”2/3″] After months of planning and anticipation, the ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Intersex Association) World Conference arrived in Wellington, New Zealand. GIN is happy that we
On 29th October 2018, The Regional Commissioner for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Paul Makonda announced plans to form a task force to identify and arrest LGBTIQ people in the country. This task force is expected to comprise the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, the media and the police. According to activists on the ground, the taskforce would commence work next week identifying and arresting LGBTIQ people. The commissioner has also asked members of the public to report anyone they know to be LGBTIQ and claims to have already received over 1400 names.
As GIN develops and expands its reach to numerous members, allies and partners around the world, so the work of the Secretariat is becoming more grounded. Illustrating this, is the
In April this year GIN Secretariat together with its key Faith Collective partners including Inclusive and Affirming Ministries, Tulinam, FRI, and FOCCISA and Positive Vibes convened the first selection of
GIN-SSOGIE organised its first regional seminar – of a series of 5 in the next 2 years – on « Family and Traditional Values » in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February, earlier
What started out as an idea, turned out to be a very successful and well attended preconference at this year’s Pan African ILGA Conference that was hosted in Gaborone Botswana
This year some of the GIN team received scholarships to attend the 22nd International AIDS Conference that was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from the 23rd – 27th July. For
GIN is an international membership-led non-profit organisation that promotes safety and inclusion for all people of faith and spirituality, especially for people that often are discriminated against on the basis of their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression. GIN advocates for safe spaces, policy inclusion and for the support and acceptance of all sexual and gender minorities for whom their faith is an important life-giving source.
