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Midi Achmat, the Glossary

Index Midi Achmat

Taghmeda Achmat, commonly known as Midi Achmat, is one of South Africa's most well known lesbian activists.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Anti-Apartheid Movement, Cape Coloureds, Cape Malays, Cape Town, Coming out, Drag queen, LGBT community, List of Facebook features, List of intersex people, Prevention of HIV/AIDS, Pride parades in South Africa, Sally Gross (activist), Theresa Raizenberg, Treatment Action Campaign, University of the Western Cape, Zackie Achmat.

  2. 21st-century South African LGBT people
  3. Activists from Cape Town
  4. South African HIV/AIDS activists
  5. South African LGBT rights activists
  6. South African former Muslims
  7. South African lesbian writers
  8. South African people of Malay descent

Anti-Apartheid Movement

The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) was a British organisation that was at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system and supporting South Africa's non-white population who were oppressed by the policies of apartheid.

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Cape Coloureds

Cape Coloureds are a South African ethnic classification consisting primarily of persons of mixed race African, Asian and European descent.

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Cape Malays

Cape Malays (کاپز ملیس in Arabic script) also known as Cape Muslims or Malays, are a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa. Midi Achmat and Cape Malays are South African people of Malay descent.

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Cape Town

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.

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Coming out

Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

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Drag queen

A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes.

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The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, LGBTQIA+ community, GLBT community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals united by a common culture and social movements.

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List of Facebook features

Facebook is a social-network service website launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg.

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List of intersex people

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies".

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Prevention of HIV/AIDS

HIV prevention refers to practices that aim to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV prevention practices may be undertaken by individuals to protect their own health and the health of those in their community, or may be instituted by governments and community-based organizations as public health policies.

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Pride parades in South Africa

There have been pride parades in South Africa celebrating LGBT pride since 1990.

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Sally Gross (activist)

Sally Gross (born Selwyn Gross; 22 August 1953 – 14 February 2014) was an anti-apartheid and intersex activist.

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Theresa Raizenberg

Theresa Raizenberg is a well-known LGBTQ community equal rights activist. Midi Achmat and Theresa Raizenberg are South African LGBT rights activists.

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Treatment Action Campaign

The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) is a South African HIV/AIDS activist organisation which was co-founded by the HIV-positive activist Zackie Achmat in 1998.

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University of the Western Cape

The University of the Western Cape (UWC; Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland) is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa.

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Zackie Achmat

Abdurrazack "Zackie" Achmat (born 21 March 1962) is a South African activist and film director. Midi Achmat and Zackie Achmat are South African HIV/AIDS activists, South African LGBT rights activists, South African former Muslims, South African people of Malay descent and university of the Western Cape alumni.

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See also

21st-century South African LGBT people

Activists from Cape Town

South African HIV/AIDS activists

South African LGBT rights activists

South African former Muslims

South African lesbian writers

South African people of Malay descent

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi_Achmat

Also known as Taghmeda Achmat.