Gender Minorities

“I’ve been waiting 10 years”: Queer refugees hope for dignity in Kenya’s new integration plan

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“We don’t rent to people like you”: A trans woman’s search for a home in Lagos
“We don’t rent to people like you”: A trans woman’s search for a home in Lagos

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Description: 2 Black queer figures dancing in an underground rave. They are both wearing outfits that are reminiscent of the early 2000s Nollywood era. One figure in the foreground wears a pink shirt and large neon-yellow hoop earrings. The second figure, partially facing forward, wears a lime green beanie, dark sunglasses, and vibrant pink hair.
“It’s incredibly frustrating”: Queer Lagosians made alté cool. Now they’re being pushed out

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A faceless queer figure with dark skin and a lip ring, set against a chaotic background of torn newspaper clippings and bold protest signs. Headlines with harmful stereotypes are partially blacked out, while vibrant signs proclaim “Being Queer Is Not A Headline” and “Tell Our Stories Right.”
“They want you to say something negative”: Queer Nigerian journalists face systemic exclusion

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A patient standing in a hospital hallway between two doors—one marked with the male symbol and the other with the female symbol. The patient appears translucent, revealing the intersex flag painted on the wall where a door should be.
“He asked if I was a man or woman”: Kenya’s intersex people vs. its healthcare system

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“I am scared for my life”: Queer Ugandans on surviving under the country’s harsh anti-LGBTQ law

Kampala, Uganda (Minority Africa) — In March 2023, Uganda passed one of the harshest anti-homosexuality…

A jigsaw puzzle in the form of a transwoman with a few pieces scattered across the image and a crimson-colored background.
She was bullied for attending a women-only event as a trans woman. It was not the first time

Editor’s note: This story was published in collaboration with FairPlanet as part of the Dual…

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“It is like slavery”: Tanzanian bar waitresses speak up on sexual abuse in the industry

While working as a bar waitress in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 25-year-old Ester Steven Mashaka…

“It is as if we don’t exist”: Nigeria’s LGBTQI+ persons decry exclusion from electoral Poll
“It is as if we don’t exist”: Nigeria’s LGBTQI+ persons decry exclusion from electoral Poll

A few days away from a crucial presidential poll, Nigeria’s physical and online landscapes are…

The pressure to conform: How queer Nigerians navigate marriage expectations during the holidays
The pressure to conform: How queer Nigerians navigate marriage expectations during the holidays

At twenty-six, my hometown and family gatherings have become places where I have been subjected…

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