Home is where love is
Important message from a proud parent.The adage goes there is no place like home but for many trans people ostarcised form families home ceases to be a physical place but any place where unconditional love […]
Category: Transtories
The battle is not over yet
Even though I am stigmatised and discriminated, as an orphan i have been tossed from one relative to another, and labelled a demon for being Trans. Despite being forcibly kept out of school and isolated […]
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 […]
Why family has a different meaning for Trans people
By Jordan Chanetsa In the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, viewers are exposed to a town where Christmas is a very important and well-celebrated holiday as is the reality for most people and their […]
Botswana’s Matshameko: Accept Me the Way I Am
By Bofelo Sparks Thapelo Matshameko, 25, is a trans woman from Botswana. Two years ago, she was attacked at a popular night club in Gaborone. She says her life is in danger because of transphobia. […]
Meet the Ugandan transman spearheading change
Names: Mulucha Jay Country: Uganda How do you identify Transman Challenges being Trans person living in Uganda – Trans people face discrimination and are exposed to transphobic violence and discrimination especially in schools, church, […]
Anoechka Evalynn Smit. South Africa
Life is very hard for a Transgender person. Judgements, bullying, being swore at or thrown with rocks and a whole lot more. Be your own SuperHero when people Judge you or criticize/discriminate against your gender […]