Sexual Minorities

A Wa Nibi
A Wa Nibi: Archiving the Queer Experience of the Past and Present for the Future

Lagos, Nigeria (Minority Africa) —  In the last few years, there has been an increase…

“All Hail The Queers”: An African photography magazine responds to queer pain

In 2021, following the closure of a community center for LGBTQ+ people in Ghana weeks…

How Sexual Minorities Receive Health Care In a Fizzle System
“Over straight allies”: Sexual Minorities in Nigeria turn to peer-to peer education to access medical care

Lagos, Nigeria (Minority Africa) – In 2017, Kolade*, a bisexual man living in Lagos, experienced…

A hand holding a phone with the TikTok logo, the bird from the Ugandan flag and the LGBTQ+ pride flag on the screen, with chat bubbles containing the danger symbol on the background of the rest of the Ugandan flag.
TikTok’s Algorithm of Gay Hate and Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill

When Facebook was shut down in 2021, on the eve of the presidential elections, it…

Rainbow-coloured outlines of a keyboard and a camera next to the Zimbabwe’s national flag
The Struggle for Visibility: How Zimbabwean Journalists are Tackling LGBTQ+ Issues

Mutare, Zimbabwe – In Zimbabwe, a highly conservative country that has been under a repressive…

Edwin-Chiloba
Edwin Chiloba, my first love

When I first met him, there would have been no way to know that years…

One Ethiopia, One Culture, One Religion: The Isolation of Queer Tigrayans
One Ethiopia, One Culture, One Religion: The Isolation of Queer Tigrayans

“So did you dump the strap-on?” I asked a friend over text. I had expressed…

Uganda’s anti-gay bill is about everything but protecting children
Uganda’s anti-gay bill is about everything but protecting children

This article might contain some strong language. I first heard the term “homosexual” in 2009.…

“Is my Queer Body Not Strong Enough?”: The Pan African anthology hoping to amplify LGBTQ+ African voices
“Is my Queer Body Not Strong Enough?”: The Pan African anthology hoping to amplify LGBTQ+ African voices

According to the Human Dignity Trust (2022), LGBTQIA people are still criminalised in 32 of…

The cracks in LGBTQ+ legislation in Mauritius
The cracks in LGBTQ+ legislation in Mauritius

Written by: Alisson Bezuidenhout and Produced by: Jamie Intwari