As a Community Based Organization, according to the South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, is also known as a Civil Society Organization. The OUT!ology Network forms part of the DOJ & CD’s LGBTI Hate Crimes Task Team , these are various CBO's established in provinces. Furthermore , the focus of these CBO's are to ensure the effective coordination and implementation of
the National Intervention Strategy Implementation Plan activities across the country. The organization’s main objectives is to educate and advocate for sexual and gender minorities (SGM) in the Nelson Mandela Bay/ Port Elizabeth. In addition we aim to do academic based research and the development of LGBTI communities through innovative and comprehensive sustainable projects. We focus on education because we feel that there is a need and urgency for the education on sexuality and gender identity in South Africa. This would be at schools, organizations, institutions and other public spaces. In addition to our advocacy, hate crimes, HIV/AIDS Awareness in the context of the MSM's and WSW's , and Gender based violence are central topics to our educative initiatives.
