Beverley Palesa Ditsie (born 1971) is a South African lesbian activist, artist, and filmmaker. Ditsie is one of the founders of the gay rights organization...

freedom and democracy to thrive and endure." --Hillary Rodham Clinton Beverley Palesa Ditsie became the first African lesbian woman to address the United Nations...

first gay men in Africa to identify as HIV positive. Along with Beverley Palesa Ditsie, he also organized South Africa's first Pride March in 1990. In...

Witwatersrand. It was attended by around 800 people, and speakers included Beverley Ditsie, Simon Nkoli and Edwin Cameron. Organisations such as the Organisation...

broader struggle for liberation in South Africa.” Simon Tseko Nkoli, Beverley Palesa Ditsie and Linda Ngcobo were the founding members of the organization....

of women's right to control their sexuality. At this conference, Beverley Palesa Ditsie became the first openly lesbian person to address the United Nations...

Gaines, Andy Spitz, Eddie Edwards, Mpumi Njinge, Portia Rankoane, Beverley Palesa Ditsie & Nicky Newman, Ernie Vosloo, Jahmil XT Qubeka, Miki Redlinghuys...

man who did not want gay clientele. Along with fellow activist, Beverley Palesa Ditsie, Nkoli organised the first pride parade in South Africa in October...