Equal rights, made real.

South Africa's Constitution was the first in the world to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and in 2006 the country became the first in Africa to recognise same-sex marriage. On paper, LGBTQIA+ South Africans are equal citizens.

Yet those rights do not always reach everyday life. Discrimination, stigma and gender-based violence remain a daily reality for many — especially transgender people, black lesbian women, people who use drugs, people living with HIV, sex workers and those living in poverty. The distance between the Constitution's promise and lived experience is exactly where PRIDE-INTL works.