Our programmes include: providing direct services to LGBT people including counseling, social activities and voluntary HIV testing; research on the experiences facing LGBT people; mainstreaming; and advocacy and lobbying towards the realization of LGBT rights.

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Here you can download our most recent publications:

Download .pdf FileOUT ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009
Download .pdf FileOUT Annual Report 2007-2008
Download .pdf FileA simplified guide to marriage and relationships
Download .pdf FileOUT Annual Report 2006-2007
Download .pdf FileADVOCATING FOR THE LEGAL RECOGNITION OF DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS
Download .pdf FileBooklet for Service Providers


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JOB VACANCY: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Posted on: 21 February 2010

OUT Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) Well-Being is a progressive Non-Governmental Organisation working towards ensuring the rights of LGBT people and the provision of appropriate services.OUT is based in Pretoria and North West Province and provides direct services, conduct research and have mainstreaming and advocacy programmes. OUT wishes to fill the following position starting  1 April 2010: A Communication Officer responsible and overseeing multiple marketing/communications projects. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for:
• Database management
• Graphic design and creative input
• Web design and management
• Co-coordinating and evaluating marketing strategies
• Liaise with other marketing specialists

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GALA IS SEEKING TO FILL THE POSITION: ADMINISTRATOR

Posted on: 15 February 2010

Closing date applications: Friday, March 12, 2010
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) is a non-profit organisation that has as its main objective the promotion, protection and advocacy of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in South Africa.

 

We are looking for an administrator who is dynamic, politically aware, creative and professional in order to help the organisation achieve its goals.

 

Requirements:

  • Matric with a recognized tertiary qualification in administration or five-years equivalent experience in administration;
  • Good organisational skills;
  • Writing skills;
  • Good interpersonal skills;
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions;
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential enquiries; and
  • Knowledge of human rights issues.

 

We will be giving preference to female candidates from previously disadvantaged groups.

 

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On the 5th of December 2009, OUT joined forces with Legends night club to commemorate World Aids Day. The event coincided with the end of the 2009 chapter of OUT's 'Play Safe' Campaign, which included a competition. The event included a prize-giving, where winners of the competition were announced. Jandre Nieuwoudt reports from the event:

 

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CALLING FOR UGANDA TO ABANDON ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL 2009
25 February 2010

The Psychological Society of South Africa Issues Statement Calling for Uganda to Abandon Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009; Invites Mental Health Professionals Around the World to Endorse

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THE CT PRIDE FESTIVAL DETAILS ANNOUNCED
18 February 2010
Organisers of the Cape Town Pride Festival announced all details of this 2-weeks-long event
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MR. GAY SOUTH AFRICA™ CHARL VAN DEN BERG CROWNED WORLDWIDE MR. GAY 2010 IN OSLO!
15 February 2010
Charl said from Oslo just before the finale started: “The competition is very tough, but I am confident.”
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MR. SOUTH AFRICA™ 2009 LEAVES FOR OSLO TO REPRESENT SOUTH AFRICA GAY
09 February 2010
On Monday night, Charl van den Berg, Mr. Gay South Africa 2009, left for Oslo Norway, to represent South Africa at the Worldwide Mr. Gay competition (previously known as Mr. Gay World). Charl is accompanied by chaperone Wilco Stemmet, of Bone Wear, one of the major sponsors of Mr. Gay South Africa™ as well as being one of the sponsors of Worldwide Mr. Gay – a first for a South African company.
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