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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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 […]
Memoirs of a trans teen
The excruciating pain, the deep turmoil and hopelessness I felt as I lay helpless in that cold, dark room, remain vivid in my memories. I remember choking on tears and trying my ultimate best […]