Ayanda Denge
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Ayanda Denge (1982 – 24 March 2019) was a South African trans woman and sex trafficking survivor. She was an advocate for transgender people, sex trafficking survivors, and for the abolition of prostitution.[1] She was the chairperson of the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT). Denge has said that, "being transgender is ... a triple dose of stigmatisation and discrimination".[2]
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Ayanda Denge | |
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Born | Ayande Dange 1982 Port Elizabeth in South Africa |
Died | 24 March 2019 |
Cause of death | murdered |
Nationality | South Africa |
Citizenship | South Africa |
Occupation(s) | South African trans woman and sex trafficking survivor |
Employer | Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) Sisonke Sex Worker Movement (Sisonke) |
Organization(s) | Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT)
Sisonke Sex Worker Movement (Sisonke) TB/HIV CARE Association SistazHood Asijiki Coalition for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work the Women's Legal Centre (WLC) |
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