Beverley Palesa Ditsie was the first openly lesbian woman to make a statement on the inclusion of lesbian rights in discussions about the empowerment and upliftment of women at the Beijing Women’s Conference – a 1st for the UN
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South African History Online. (2018, August 17). Beverley Palesa Ditsie. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0125251
South African History Online (2018) 'Beverley Palesa Ditsie', South African History Online, 17 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0125251 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Beverley Palesa Ditsie [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0125251, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Beverley Palesa Ditsie." South African History Online, 17 Aug. 2018, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0125251. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Beverley Palesa Ditsie." South African History Online. August 17, 2018. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0125251.
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