South African contributions to LGBTI education issues

Abstract

South Africa stands out in the African region for its protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights. This article examines South Africa's contributions to local policy for LGBTIs and to work on LGBTI issues in education policy and education rights progress internationally. It also considers broader South African contributions to the theorisation of gender and sexuality. Data derive from an analysis of 102 interviews with key informants participating in high-level global networking for LGBTI students' rights, and documentary analysis showing how stakeholders characterise South African contributions to transnational LGBTI education work. Informants identified how such contributions have a strong human rights emphasis, furthering post-colonial resistance to simplistic gender and sexuality classification schema imposed via imperial colonising dynamics. While South African work in this area has also promoted and facilitated research, it has at times been limited by ambivalence from its leadership. The nation's early adoption of constitutional rights, relationship rights and educational equity provisions as acts of decolonisation contribute valuable African LGBTI work examples to the region. Their success encourages further funding for South-South transnational LGBTI education work.

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“…For examples, the USA and South Africa have legalized same sex act since 2003 and 2006 respectively, and both countries have made tremendous progress in improving MSM and TGW equalities. Yet they continue to still face hostility, stigma and discrimination (26,27,28,29). In many African countries, Rwanda included, the strong culture and religion beliefs do not necessarily promote tolerance to people of different sexual identities or orientation, having a law will not likely translate into immediate changes on how MSM and TGW are perceived by the society.…”

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“…Without policy, other crime prevention activities could not be sustainable. Jones (2019) studying South African contributions to LGBTI education issues had revealed that proper education is an effective mechanism in reduction of crimes. It makes people to understand the crime situation of their areas, kind of crimes, mode of operation and possible culprits.…”