is an innovative project that GALA developed to help outreach endeavourg in the Deaf community around HIV/AIDS, sexuality, sexual diversity, rights and empowerment. [...] The comic is a groundbreaking attempt to depict real life stories o{ an o{ten unheard community, and the comic is illustrated by renowned South African artist Tommy Motswai, who is also Dea{. [...] The artwork by Tommy lvlotswai and Vusi [/alindi commissioned for this project is currently on display at the Adler Museum of Medicine Gee page 4). [...] The history of Pride traverses the period of liberation and democracy in SA. [...] we were in the process oJ constituting the first gay and lesbian Pride march on African soil. ... [...] WE TOOK TO THE STREETS The 1990 Pride march was initiated by GLOW (the Gay and Lesbian Organisation of the Witwatersrand), the {irst major gay group in South Afri(a with a predominant y black membership and \ [...] The ANc's draft Constltution outlawed all discrimination on the grounds of gender or sexual orientation, and activists wanted to keep up the pressure to secure gay and lesbian rights in this unique moment in the history o{ South A+rica. [...] And in 1999, the Constitutional Court ruled that the aliens Contro Act unfairly discriminated against gay and lesbian couples by only allowing married partners of South AJrican citizens to live and work in the country. [...] Based in a sunny reading room at GALAs offlces, the ibrary is open on Saturday afternoons from 2 to 4.30 and on Thursday afternoons from 1 to 4. [...] GALA in col aboration with the Adler M!seum of Medicine are pleased to present an exhibition of art works by Tommy lMotswai and Vusi walindi, conrmissioned for GALAe ground breaking Deaf comic, "Are Your Rights Respected?" The exhibition will be on display until the end of October (and po5sibly longer).
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