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#LoveisLove

by IAM | Feb 12, 2020 | Reflections

In honour of February, the month of love, the IAM team came together to reflect on what love means to them and how it manifests in their lives: “Love is when you are happy to be spending time together even if one of you is asleep. Love is to lean on each other’s...

IAM LGBTIQ Scholarship Recipient: Tracey Sibisi

by IAM | Aug 29, 2019 | Reflections

IAM’s annual LGBTIQ Scholarship for the Gender and Religion Programme at the University of Kwazulu Natal’s (UKZN) School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics is awarded each year to provide a promising student an opportunity to enhance the relationship between praxis...

Taking stock of IAM’s impact in the region: IAM Regional Network MEL Consultation

by IAM | Jul 30, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships

From 20-22 July 2019, IAM hosted its first gathering of our regional partners in nearly five years. Over 50 participants representing 10 countries and 15 organizations came together in Johannesburg, South Africa for three days of intense reflection and planning. We...

Bostwana – LEGABIBO (Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana)

by IAM | Jul 29, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships

LEGABIBO (Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana) is a national membership organisation formed in 1998 to raise awareness, tolerance and celebration of sexual diversity. LEGABIBO was only officially registered in April 2016 after a long court battle seeking legal...

Stonewall: Embodied resistance of love 50 years of Remembrance and LGBTI Movement Building

by IAM | Jun 27, 2019 | Reflections

50 years ago, a group of courageous people stood up for the rights of the LGBTI community in the Stonewall uprising. IAM staff, taking part in the 50th anniversary celebration and World Pride Day NYC, reflect on the contribution the uprising had on the LGBTI movement...