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: violence
With anger, love and hope
Today 20th November is Trans Day of Remembrance TDOR, it is an important reminder of the violence our community faces each day owing to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. On this day, with love, we honour and remember all the […]
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. […]
Zimbabwean Trans activists panic as cyber bullying escalates
The recent revelation of names, addresses, phone numbers, alleged HIV statuses and images of individuals who are reportedly gay through a Facebook group, has left many in the Zimbabwean LGBTIQ community in a panic mode. […]
Love that i can not receive from outside
My femininity is very conservative. I rely on the existence of masculinity to exist. They say in sociology identities are relational. I am black in relation to white people. Queer people are queer in relation […]
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 […]
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 […]