Talk:Beverley Palesa Ditsie

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Besides her well-documented career as a human rights activist, she is also a musician, a writer, a filmmaker and activist.

She started working in the television industry at the age of 10 with her musician mother Eaglette Ditsie (The Beaters, VIP's, The Cliffs etc), making her the first black television child star in 1980 ('Ha re Nyakalleng' - TV 3)

She is a founding member of the first multi racial LGBTI organisation in South Africa, GLOW.

In a major visibility campaign, Bev became the first black lesbian to come out publicly in the media challenging the discrimination against queer people. This included newspaper articles, Talk shows on radio and TV, as well as featuring in the first reality TV show of its kind in the country - the LIVEWIRE Communites - NNTV 1995/6.

She was the first African Lesbian to address the United Nations at the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1996.

Together with friend and co chair Simon Nkoli, received awards such as Simon Nkoli and Bev Ditsie Day in Washington DC (June 17, 1994), Simon Nkoli and Bev Ditsie Day in San Fransisco (July 5, 1994) and received the key to the city of Philadelphia a year later.

In the past 20 years Bev has worked as a Director, Content Director and Series Director on variety, education shows, documentaries, music videos and reality television shows such as Big Brother Africa, Master Chef SA, All You Need Is Love and Survivor South Africa.