The Swazi beauty and brains
My name is Zikhona Mbagana aged 26, I am a heterosexual transwoman born and bred in Swaziland. Being a trans* person in a country like mine is very challenging. On a daily basis as I […]
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Make peace with God, not the church
It is difficult to accept. But if your church is homophobic, biphobic or transphobic, it’s time to leave. You have to ask yourself for whose benefit do you attend? What are the hateful messages doing […]
The young and the inspiring
They are young, they are trans* and they are queerly phenomenal. At a time when most youths are seating and complaining about anything and everything and doing nothing about it, they have to do […]
Meet Uganda’s dancing queen
My name is Alicia Nalunkuma I am a 22-year-old dancer, transgender woman and a sex worker. In live in Mukono a township in Uganda. They are a myriad of issues affecting many transdiverse people in my […]
Are trans rights part of these human rights?
I remember waking up in the morning playing with my brothers and sisters. It was a very sunny day, the breeze touched my skin with ease. I clearly remember the front door of the house […]
Still we rise!- Zimbabwean Trans* activists
..as more Trans and Intersex groups emerge Queerstion Magazine QM interviewed Tinashe Sande TS the leader of Trans Intersex Rising TIRZ a movement building initiative by and for transdiverse Zimbabweans at home and in the […]
If you are Trans* and live in South Africa, this is for you.
Designing Trans-Community Led HIV Treatment Counselling Programs Suitable for the Needs of Trans Populations in South Africa Why is this study being done? This research study is being done to better understand the challenges […]
Let’s talk :
Welcome to Let’s Talk with Eva. In this very first edition, it is imperative that we tackle Health & wellness. So my first focus is on HIV and AIDS in our community. […]
Being Trans* in Malawi
What they tell us. In Malawi, Transgender people are often unlawfully persecuted under the country’s harsh criminal laws, for instance, the penal code criminalises consensual same-sex sexual activity. Although Section 20 of the country’s constitution guarantees […]
Here is how you can support this trans youth activist
Siya Maphanga is a South African Trans youth activist. He is a writer and a poet who is dedicated to the LGBT movement. As an unemployed trans youth activist, Siya is not in position to fund […]