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 […]
Tag: resilience
10 TBPoC refugee leaders undertake leadership & well-being training
On 18 February 2023, Queerstion Media hosted a TBPoC Leadership and Wellbeing Bootcamp for Trans-Black People of Colour (TBPoC) in Stockholm, Sweden. 10 trans diverse individuals, refugees and migrants from 3 cities in Sweden, Eskilstuna, […]
Inhaling hate, exhaling pride and still standing
Even though i have faced many challenges in the past and sadly still wake up to new ones every morning. Even though i have endured so much agony in my life for being my authentic […]
Still i shine…
Like a cunning thief, loneliness threatens to steal my joy. Even when the pain is choking and suffocating, my faith is my only hope. My God guides and grounds me. ln all my pain and sorrow, I […]
A refugee’s transphobic encounter in Sweden
I fled Tanzania owing to continued harassment and threats, so when I was attacked recently at an African party in Sweden, the horrific memories of my days of incessant torture back home raced through my head. […]
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 […]
I cannot make you see a woman
I cannot make you see a woman, I am in a man’s body I try to run away from these broad shoulders that make it difficult for me to put on these dresses that I […]
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 […]
Anger issues? these 12 strategies are for you
More often than not, we find ourselves in situations where we have to deal with our own personal issues, yet we still have to be kind to the many people we encounter. It is best […]
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 […]