Gender Minorities
The organizers explain that rest is political for women because they have been socialized to…
I started transitioning in 2020 during the Covid19 pandemic. At the time, I was living…
In Namibia, there is a high incidence of sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) targeting women.…
Colonialism demonized African traditional practices forcing people to turn to Abrahamic religions. These religions, in turn, ostracised queer people and denied them access to spiritual spaces due to their queerness.
Faced with transphobia in the country’s healthcare system, trans women in Cameroon looked across Africa for solutions to access Hormone Replacement Therapy. An informal network is adopting these interventions.
Framing conversations about queerness around the modernity of first-world nations and their global influence does a poor job of recognizing the ancientness of queer identities and how they often manifested all around the world in pre-colonial societies.
Multimedia artist and writer, Saif Arbee digs into queer history in South Africa to help us better understand the present.
The colonial construction of transphobia and the continued enforcement of the gender hegemony, have created an environment in which transgender people have to conform to idealised depictions of femininity and masculinity to find a sense of community and safety.
Featured Image description: A still from the film Country Love with the two lead characters…
While South Africa has some of the most progressive laws on LGBTQ+ rights on the…