voiceless voice, my transition in Zambia
My name is Voiceless voice. I am a Zambian Transman. I have heard the word crazy thrown at me many times all because i choose to live my truth. While it is a fact that […]
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In Unity We Trust!
Editorial by Jo Maenzanise Our community continues to face a unique set of challenges due to the complexity of our gender which often leaves us marginalised even in the collective LGBT+ community. The challenges […]
Healthy body, sound mind
Mental and physical disabilities may sound like two different things, but they do go hand in hand. At times they limit us from doing certain tasks yet both situations demand that one takes charge. Exercise, […]
i didn’t know my own worth
You took advantage of me. I was scared to death. I resented myself for being born this way, but today I stand proud as i say, i am a Trans woman who now knows her […]
Most Times, I Love the Darkness
By Munesu Most times, I love the darkness. Other times, I crave the pain. I love the feeling of bullets piercing through me As I stand in the cold rain. Lying over red-hot coals. […]
Diary of a rural trans*sex worker
At the age of 19, soon after completing her advanced level studies, she moved to Harare the city of dreams. Her name is Ashley, and this is how her transition diary started. I didn’t […]
So over the rainbow! Young, black &Trans* in Namibia
Namibian gender non-binary poet and activist Tangeni Vannezza Kauzuu has scored a first with her documentary SO Over the rainbow, young, black and Trans in Namibia. The film which premiered in commemoration of the Transgender Day of […]
Self-love wins
I am TCM a member of the Zimbabwean “China Chemadzimai” peer support group aimed at empowering Trans women through information sharing and the creation of a safer sharing platform. It is sad that many of […]
Condemned but not regretful
In 2018 i had the worst experience when i was forced to resign from a position i had held for nine years as a child instructor. I was condemned and cast out for being Trans.. […]