Dr. Beverly Palesa Ditsie

A South African gender-nonconforming lesbian activist and film maker

In 1995 they were the first out lesbian to speak to the UN

They helped found the Gay and Lesbian Organization of Witwaterstrand (GLOW)

GLOW made South Africa the first country to have LGBTQ+ rights in their constitution

GLOW also organized the first South African Pride Parade

They were born in 1971

Researched by Taiji Morgan