OUT is making a difference!
5 March 2021 – In the last few months, OUT LGBT Well-being has provided training on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics
March 5, 2021
Organisation Info
Servicing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community
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.
News
LGBTIQ+ Services Survey
We invite you to give your input on services needed by the LGBTIQ+ community. OUT has been in existence for more than 26 years and
March 1, 2021
FDA approves first monthly injectable HIV treatment
In a major development in the treatment of HIV, a once-a-month injection to replace the current daily pill regime has been approved by the US
February 4, 2021
We mourn the loss of Clement Matlala
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of our dear colleague and friend Clement Matlala. Clement’s sudden passing has come as a
October 29, 2020
OUT applauds signing of the Civil Union Amendment Bill
OUT LGBT Well-being welcomes the signing of the Civil Union Amendment Bill into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week. First introduced as a private
October 27, 2020
The first person cured of HIV has passed away
Timothy Ray Brown, the openly gay man who became the first person to be completely cured of HIV, has died of leukaemia. The IAS (International
October 2, 2020
Services
Have you been threatened, hit, raped or had your property damaged or stolen because you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI)? Then you have been a victim of a hate crime.
Currently OUT distributes safer sex packs to a range of venues in Tshwane that are utilised by gay men and lesbian women. These packs also include responsible sex messaging, appropriate barrier methods and lube.
The psychosocial support services are free, offered by trained and experienced lay counsellors and include:
OUT's Engage Men’s Health project offers free and confidential sexual health services to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM).
OUT launched the men2men website in 2007 and the womyn2womyn website in 2012. These websites were the first of their kind in South Africa.