Difference between revisions of "Beverley Ditsie"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Founder, Gay and Lesbian Organization of the Witwatersrand, and considered the first person to address the United Nations on LGBTQ issues. Journalist and filmmaker noted for her numerous documentaries, including 'Simon and I' (2001). | + | Founder, Gay and Lesbian Organization of the Witwatersrand, and considered the first person to address the United Nations on LGBTQ issues when she spoke at the 4th UN World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Journalist and filmmaker noted for her numerous documentaries, including 'Simon and I' (2001). |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 27 December 2023
Country
South Africa
Birth - Death
1972 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
Founder, Gay and Lesbian Organization of the Witwatersrand, and considered the first person to address the United Nations on LGBTQ issues when she spoke at the 4th UN World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Journalist and filmmaker noted for her numerous documentaries, including 'Simon and I' (2001).
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1531511/
- http://www.irinnews.org/report/85277/south-africa-beverley-palesa-ditsie-its-most-unsexy-thing
- http://stepsforthefuture.co.za/video/simon/
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/aug/20/beverley-ditsie-the-south-african-woman-who-helped-liberate-lesbians-everywhere
