Sexual Minorities
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.
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.
LGBTQ+ Nigerians using dating apps such as Grindr, Tinder or connecting through social media to find potential hookups risk the danger of being beaten, swindled or murdered, a new independent short film is telling that story.
Femme queer men are typically portrayed as “weak”, but Wapah Ezeigwe is here to change…
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While South Africa has some of the most progressive laws on LGBTQ+ rights on the…
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In the East African country where homosexuality is illegal, access by LGBTQ+ persons to healthcare…
Botswana’s Court of Appeal has upheld a June 2019 ruling that decriminalized gay sex, where…