OUT provides direct health services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, MSM, sex workers, and injecting drug users, including HIV testing, counselling, treatment and general lifestyle advice and support.
OUT has been in existence for more than 21 years and is dedicated to the building of healthy and empowered LGBT communities in South Africa and internationally, while reducing hetrosexism and homophobia in society.
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Nov 19
“Patience can’t be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.” - Eknath Easwaran
At this time of the year, people seem to become more impatient. Here are some helpful tips on how to practice becoming more patient:
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Oct 19
The annual Pretoria Pride, held on Saturday 5 October 2019, was a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ rights and freedoms.
Thousands came out to express their sexual and gender identity or simply to support their LGBTQ friends and family.
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Oct 19
“It is not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it” - Hans Selye
Everyone becomes overwhelmed and stressed out at times. Here are some tips on how to better manage stress.
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Sep 19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 12.1 in every 100 000 women are victims of femicide in South Africa each year, five times the global average.
News
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Dec 19
While strides have been made in fighting HIV, many men are still hesitant to get tested and remain unaware of their status.
Despite government and civil society efforts to fight the spread of HIV, one of the main challenges that remain is men’s unwillingness to get tested and know their status. In...
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Nov 19
After the success of last year's inaugural event, OUT and TEN81 present the second Hammanskraal Pride on Saturday 7 December 2019 at Mandela Hall.
It starts at 11AM and runs till late. It will be a picnic set up so bring your camping chairs and picnic blankets.
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Nov 19
“Patience can’t be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.” - Eknath Easwaran
At this time of the year, people seem to become more impatient. Here are some helpful tips on how to practice becoming more patient:
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Services
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The HarmLess Project provides HIV prevention and harm reduction services to people who inject drugs (PWID) in Pretoria (Tshwane).
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The psychosocial support services are free, offered by trained and experienced lay counsellors and include:
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OUT provides an extensive barrier method distribution service (e.g. condoms, lube, dental dams etc.) for both gay men and lesbian women.
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The clinic is managed by registered nurses. It is conveniently located within a 10 minute walk from the Hatfield Gautrain Station in Pretoria.
Organisation Info
Physical Address
1081 Pretorius Street
Hatfield, Pretoria
0083
South Africa
Contact Numbers
Telephone: 012 430 3272
Facsimile: 012 342 2700
South Africa international dialing code: +27
General Enquiries
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