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Uthingo Network Uthingo Network advocates for the rights of LGBTQI+
persons at the community and policy levels.

We recently conducted a SOGIESC sensitisation and LGBTQIA+ healthcare competency workshop for nursing students at RK Kha...
13/10/2026

We recently conducted a SOGIESC sensitisation and LGBTQIA+ healthcare competency workshop for nursing students at RK Khan Nursing Campus. The session focused on promoting inclusive, ethical, and patient-centred healthcare by equipping future nurses with the understanding needed to provide care that is respectful, welcoming, and free from discrimination. It also highlighted the importance of creating healthcare environments where LGBTI+ patients feel safe, valued, and protected.

Equipping healthcare professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills during their training is an important step towards achieving lasting change in the healthcare sector. Since healthcare facilities often experience staff turnover, introducing inclusive healthcare training at an early stage helps ensure that future nurses enter the profession prepared to serve patients from diverse backgrounds with confidence, sensitivity, and professionalism. Integrating LGBTI+ healthcare competencies into nursing education can help address gaps in service delivery and promote consistent, inclusive, and compassionate care.

By enhancing the knowledge, practical skills, and cultural awareness of nursing students, the initiative encourages respectful and informed interactions with patients from diverse backgrounds. This contributes to building a healthcare system that upholds dignity, equality, human rights, and inclusion. Furthermore, strengthening these competencies can foster trust and open communication between healthcare professionals and patients, support improved health outcomes for marginalised communities, and reinforce ethical practices that place patients’ needs, rights, and wellbeing at the centre of care.

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Sisanda kuba nomhlangano we-SOGIESC obuhlose ukufundisa abafundi bezobuhlengikazi base-RK Khan Nursing Campus ngendlela yokunakekela abantu be-LGBTQI+ ngenhlonipho, ngendlela ebandakanya wonke umuntu nangaphandle kokucwasa. I-SOGIESC training ihlose ukuhlomisa abafundi ngalolu lwazi kusenesikhathi ukuze babe ochwepheshe bezempilo abanamakhono nokuzethemba, abakha ukwethembana neziguli, futhi bathuthukise izinsiza zezempilo ezinenhlonipho, amalungelo, izidingo, nesithunzi sawo wonke umuntu.

08/10/2026

International Le***an Day, observed annually on 8 October, is a day to celebrate le***an women, their identities, diversity, resilience and contributions to society. It provides an opportunity to recognise the experiences and achievements of le***ans, challenge stigma, discrimination and harmful stereotypes, and promote greater visibility, equality and inclusion.

Let us celebrate le***an voices, honour their journeys and continue building a world where love, identity and self-expression are respected and valued.

STAFF MEMBER ACHIEVEMENT SPOTLIGHT!!!
06/10/2026

STAFF MEMBER ACHIEVEMENT SPOTLIGHT!!!

PMB Rainbow Fest 2026 Update!Uthingo Network will not be hosting Rainbow Fest this year.While Rainbow Fest remains an im...
06/10/2026

PMB Rainbow Fest 2026 Update!

Uthingo Network will not be hosting Rainbow Fest this year.

While Rainbow Fest remains an important celebration of our community, this year we have decided to channel our resources towards other pressing community needs - including community support, psychosocial services, human rights advocacy, SOGIESC education, and responding to the everyday challenges faced by LGBTIQ+ people in our communities.

This is not a goodbye to Rainbow Fest. It is simply a decision to prioritise where our limited resources can have the greatest impact at this moment.

We remain committed to creating spaces where LGBTIQ+ people can connect, celebrate, organise and thrive.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

This month we commemorate the South African Pride Month under the theme: "Our Stories, Our Identities, Our Rights: Recog...
06/10/2026

This month we commemorate the South African Pride Month under the theme: "Our Stories, Our Identities, Our Rights: Recognise. Respect. Include. Everyone Belongs."

03/10/2026

Today, Uthingo Network collaborated with Kasi 2 Kasi Q***r Cinema at The Old Prison (Pietermaritzburg) in celebrating q***r stories, voices and lived experiences from across South Africa.

The initiative continues to create opportunities for LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and audiences to see themselves represented on screen, bringing powerful, authentic and diverse stories closer to communities. Through cinema, the programme encouraged dialogue, visibility, connection and social change.
The event created an intergenerational space that brought together q***r youth, allies and parents of q***r people to engage with LGBTQIA+ experiences, challenge stereotypes and reflect on the importance of acceptance and understanding. By bringing different generations together, the initiative helped foster meaningful conversations, strengthen relationships, bridge generational gaps and promote empathy, inclusion and support for q***r people within families and communities.

Uthingo Network recognises the importance of initiatives like Kasi 2 Kasi Q***r Cinema in amplifying q***r voices, challenging stigma and creating spaces where LGBTQIA+ people can feel seen, heard and valued. We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community, reaffirming our commitment to visibility, equality, dignity and a society where every person can live authentically and without fear of discrimination.

On 13 October 1990, South Africa made history when approximately 800 people participated in the country’s first Le***an ...
02/10/2026

On 13 October 1990, South Africa made history when approximately 800 people participated in the country’s first Le***an and Gay Pride March in Johannesburg, organised by the Gay and Le***an Organisation of the Witwatersrand (GLOW). It was the first Pride march on the African continent, held during apartheid as an act of resistance against racial segregation, anti-LGBTI+ discrimination, criminalisation and oppression.

We pay tribute to the courageous activists and organisers who helped make the historic 1990 Pride March possible. Simon Nkoli, anti-apartheid and LGBTQIA+ rights activist, and Beverly (Bev) Ditsie, le***an activist and filmmaker, played key roles in organising the march through the Gay and Le***an Organisation of the Witwatersrand (GLOW). Donné Rundle, a fellow activist and GLOW co-chair, also helped lead the movement. We also recognise Yusoof Abdullah and the many unnamed marchers whose courage, solidarity and commitment helped shape this historic moment.

October is traditionally celebrated as South African Pride Month to commemorate this historic march and honour the courage of those who paved the way for q***r visibility and human rights. Pride is more than colourful celebrations and parades; it is a reminder of our ongoing responsibility to challenge homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, inters*xphobia, stigma, discrimination and violence. It is about creating communities where every person can live authentically, safely and with dignity, regardless of their s*xual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or s*x characteristics.

We recently co-facilitated an intergenerational dialogue with the Institute for Healing of Memories, creating a brave an...
30/09/2026

We recently co-facilitated an intergenerational dialogue with the Institute for Healing of Memories, creating a brave and reflective space to confront the norms, misconceptions, and deeply rooted biases that continue to shape how gender and q***r identities are understood.

The conversation invited participants to look beyond the stereotypes and assumptions society has attached to LGBTQIA+ people and to critically examine how these narratives influence the way we think, speak, relate to one another, and make sense of identity. We explored how social conditioning can make prejudice feel normal, how silence can reinforce exclusion, and how harmful beliefs are often passed from one generation to another without being questioned.

Q***r liberation requires more than visibility. It requires us to question the ideas we have inherited, challenge the systems and norms that exclude, and create space for identities and experiences that have too often been misunderstood, silenced, or erased.

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Sisanda kuqhuba ngokubambisana ne-Institute for Healing of Memories ingxoxo phakathi kwezizukulwane, eyakha indawo ephephile nevulekile yokuxoxa ngemibono, izinkolelo, ukungaqondi kanye nokucwaswa okujulile okuthinta indlela abantu aba-q***r abaphathwa ngayo ngobulili nobunikazi babo.

Ingxoxo igxile ekubhekaneni nemibono eyiphutha, izinkolelo nezinkolelo-mbono ezibekwa emphakathini ngabantu aba-q***r, kanye nokuqonda ukuthi le mibono ingaba nomthelela kanjani endleleni esicabanga, esikhuluma nesisebenzisana ngayo. Kuphinde kwaxoxwa ngokuthi izinkolelo eziyingozi zingadluliselwa kanjani ezizukulwaneni ngaphandle kokungatshazwa.

Inkululeko yabantu aba-q***r idinga okungaphezu kokubonakala; idinga ukuthi sibuze futhi sihlolisise izinkolelo esizizuze njengefa, siphikisane nemikhuba nezinhlelo ezikhipha abanye ngaphandle, futhi sakhe indawo lapho ubunikazi namava abantu aba-q***r ehlonishwa, izwi labo lizwakale futhi isithunzi sabo sigcinwe.

The List is Full!
30/09/2026

The List is Full!

Please join us for the 2026 Kasi 2 Kasi Q***r Cinema Film Festival on October 3, 2026.To RSVP, email: lzuma@uthingonetwo...
25/09/2026

Please join us for the 2026 Kasi 2 Kasi Q***r Cinema Film Festival on October 3, 2026.

To RSVP, email: [email protected]

The film festival will start at 10am. It will take place at Project Gateway (Old Prison), 4 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg. Secure your space now!

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19 Comrades Road, Scottsville
Pietermaritzburg
3201

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00

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