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Thato Thabang Mosoeu

A safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community

Thato Mosoeu at home in Bloemfontein © Thom Pierce 2023

Thato, also known as Thabang, is an activist for the sensitisation of the LGBTQIA+ community in Bloemfontein. She is passionate about providing a safe space for the community to talk about their experiences and, in turn, push for change by challenging local organisations to change how they interact with the LGBTQIA+ community.


Through her experience working with various NGOs in the area, Thato realised the importance of going to the clinics and police stations to educate the people working there on how to treat the LGBTQIA+ community in a more sensitive and inclusive way. She also hosts support groups for the LGBTQIA+ community to talk about their experiences in order to gain a better understanding of what needs to be done.


Thato was inspired by her own experience when a male police officer refused to refer to her as a woman.  At the time, the police officer refused to listen to Thabang, simply telling her that she would always be a man. 


This 2018 encounter in the mall made her realise the important work that needed to be done to help create a safer and more accepting society for her community. 

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