9 home workout tips to get your sweat on
Whatever the season, it is wise to gear the body into exercise mode, gear up, get that heart pumping and get your sweat on. If you do not have access to a gym, these few […]
Month: March 2017
How to deal with being misgendered
Reflections from behind a ticket counter The person standing on the other side of the counter looks up at me in what they think is a discreet manner while trying to find the wallet […]
TransAfrikan womxn activists you should know
Hail the ‘Queerns’ They are Womxn, they are resilient, revolutionary, change makers and they are Afrikan. From the students’ movement in South Africa, to the refugees movements in […]
In life’s garden
A hand of seeds planted I am Sunflower, roses and tulips expected but in its place stood cactus strong and different. Independent and bold. according to them, wrong Shhh, Hush your mouth for you know […]
This Ugandan Transman is a change maker
My name is Arthur Mubiru a Transgender man from Mukono district in Uganda. I reside in Kampala with my younger brother. I am an LGBTI rights activist, social worker and a mentor for youths of […]
Pamoja! Trans* unity matters
Growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I always thought that I was abnormal. I didn’t know anything about the LGBT community, let alone what it meant to be Trans. From a religious perspective, […]
Our existence, our resistance.
Nothing says resistance to me more than waking up, showing up and living your life in the face of the forces that say otherwise. Studying your oppressors, cunningly playing to their tune to a point […]
The Rebirth
‘There is a shadow that follows me everywhere. It creeps on me when I am not looking. Could that be me? Am I a two-spirited person or I am cursed? That’s just my beliefs playing […]
Broken Vessels
Often when we no longer need old or damaged clothes we throw them out into the rubbish bin, we also do the same to a broken vessel. Imagine how many in our communities who have worshipped […]