South Africa In South Africa, various community groups organised actions for the IDAHOT in at least five cities (Cape Town, Malmesbury, Johannesburg, Durban and KwaZulu Natal). The events embraced topics such as Freedom of Expression, homo-, trans- and xenophobia, HIV/AIDS, progressive voices of faith, and LGBTI community pride. Actions included film screenings, panel discussions, the start of building a new …

The Day’s events were co-ordinated by participants of Iranti-org, in joint collaboration with activists from groups FEW, TIA, GDX, SHE, ARASA, CAL, EPOC, Uthingo, Sexual Rights Centre, and many many more.

Activists based at the University of Witwatersrand have been mentoring young LGBT people in campaign-building around the issues that affect them. As a result, students put together a comprehensive campaign for IDAHO 2012 which included a silent protest at University Avenue, a flash mob and a panel discussion about campaign-building.