#JusticeForSheila highlights the precarious lives of queer people in Kenya
KENYA is one of 32 countries in Africa that criminalise homosexuality. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
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LGBTI refugees seeking protection in Kenya struggle to survive in a hostile environment
KENYA is now the second biggest refugee-hosting country in Africa. Of its over half a million refugees, over a thousand
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We are here, we exist – say Kenyan intersex persons
AGAINST a background of stigma, violence, and discrimination, intersex persons in the country say their inclusion in the national census in 2019 was a step in the right direction. They speak out about what it means for them… [This story was provided to bird by Storify, an agency under Africa No Filter]
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Pop star Troye Sivan fights HIV stigma in first big film role
SAMUEL BAUGH AUSTRALIAN pop singer Troye Sivan, whose YouTube videos and music have inspired a generation of young LGBTQ+ people,
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One woman’s fight to ‘be what I am’ in Ghana
Transitioning is not currently illegal in Ghana, but it will be if an anti-LGBT+ bill is passed into law. Activist
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One woman fight against criminalisation of LGBT community
FRANCIS KOKOROKO INa dimly-lit room with racks of women’s clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+ activist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi flipped through
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As Taliban threats grow, LGBT+ Afghans struggle for work and food
ANNIE BANERJI LGBT+ Afghans face increasing threats and violence five months since the Taliban seized power, with many forced into
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Don’t ignore butch lesbians, says T.S. Eliot prize winner Joelle Taylor
ELLA BRAIDWOOD BRITISH poet Joelle Taylor, winner of this year’s prestigious T.S. Eliot prize for a collection exploring lesbian identity,
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Facing hormone shortages, South Africa’s trans men try black market
KIM HARRISBERG SOUTH African tech adviser Josh Stols felt a wave of euphoria when his doctor handed over his first
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‘Second-class citizens’? Namibia rules against gay couples
NYASHA FRANCIS NYAUNGWA NAMIBIA’S High Court ruled against two gay couples fighting for recognition of their marriages, with the judge
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