Impact
This will be done through QUEERies (workshops, panels and project sessions) to highlight successful LGBTQ+ members, share experiences and bridge the gap between the youth, professionals and older members of the queer community (bridging intergenerational, social, political and financial gaps). There will be emphasis on representation and visibility with the practical aspect of connecting people, information and opportunity, and affecting the ‘movable middle’. The platform will also showcase queer art and artists from Tshwane. Despite our progressive constitution that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation verbal, physical and sexual abuse, rape and suicide due to LGBTQ+ status persists. There is a lack of representation and visibility in the professional space and this presents a lack of role models and sense of community for LGBTQ+ youth. The Global Shapers Tshwane Hub aim to tackle this by engaging with LGBTQ+ groups, allies and community representatives in Tshwane,
Queeries
The Tshwane LGBTQ+ Project aims to establish a collective of LGBTQ+ Tshwane youth and professionals (adults) to provide a platform to collaborate on turning ideas into action to address LGBTQ+ challenges and to increase visibility and representation.
This will be done through QUEERies (workshops, panels and project sessions) to highlight successful LGBTQ+ members, share experiences and bridge the gap between the youth, professionals and older members of the queer community (bridging intergenerational, social, political and financial gaps). There will be emphasis on representation and visibility with the practical aspect of connecting people, information and opportunity, and affecting the ‘movable middle’. The platform will also showcase queer art and artists from Tshwane. Despite our progressive constitution that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation verbal, physical and sexual abuse, rape and suicide due to LGBTQ+ status persists. There is a lack of representation and visibility in the professional space and this presents a lack of role models and sense of community for LGBTQ+ youth. The Global Shapers Tshwane Hub aim to tackle this by engaging with LGBTQ+ groups, allies and community representatives in Tshwane,
