| Liesl Theron (English Bio) |
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Liesl Theron,
Executive Director Liesl Theron is the founder of Gender DynamiX, a human rights organisation promoting freedom of expression of  Gender identity, focussing on transgender, transsexual and gender non-conforming persons. Being a gender activist she is actively involved in the organised LGBT sector of South Africa. Her work focuses on the intersectionality of gender and Other bodies. Her research as part of her Honours degree at the University of Cape Town explores the struggles, support and forming of identity of SOFFA’s (Significant Others, family, Friends and Allies) of trans people.
She was selected by the African Regional Sexuality Resource Centre , (ARSRC) based in Lagos, Nigeria for the 4th annual Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship in July 2007, which included post-fellowship research. Her chosen research topic, [Un]accessible shelters for LGT people in Cape Town was, completed in December 2007 and was accepted by the Resource Centre for publication. The book was launched February 2010 in Ethiopia during the 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights, and Fanele, an imprint of Jacana media, published the book under the title: Tapestry of Human Sexuality in Africa.
Gender DynamiX published its first book, an anthology. TRANS: Transgender Life Stories from South Africa. Liesl was throughout the process from interviewing, conceptualising to being actively part of the focus group hands-on involved in this book. She contributed a chapter to this book, The SOFFA perspective.
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