14 July 2026 — Article: Intersex Stories on the BBC Through the Voices of African Intersex Activists The media plays an important role in shaping public understanding of intersex people. While African intersex advocates have long been telling their own…
2026 — An interview with Intersex Activist from Voie Divine, Niger Valentin (middle name used to protect the activist) is a young Beninese person who was born and raised in Niger. His childhood was marked by stigma, misunderstandings, and many…
26 يوليو 2024 — تأسيس منظمة "حقوق الإنسان ثنائية الجنس في أنغولا" (DHIA)، أنغولا. تأسست منظمة "حقوق الإنسان ثنائية الجنس في أنغولا" (DHIA) في 26 يوليو 2024 على يد بومر ماتيوس ولويس ماريو سيتيكو وجيسيكا سانغا، وتعمل المنظمة على إحداث فرق حقيقي في حياة...
30 يناير 2023 — مراجعة كتاب: "تصور حالات ثنائية الجنس في أفريقيا" بقلم أماندا لوك سوار "تصور حالات ثنائية الجنس في أفريقيا: تحدي الإرث الاستعماري والعنصري في الطب الجنوب أفريقي" بقلم أماندا لوك سوار (أستاذ مشارك، دراسات الجندر والمرأة والجنسانية، جامعة واشنطن) كان...
مارس 2020 - أول بث مباشر لبرنامج The Victor Mukasa Show، أوغندا في مارس 2020، تم بث برنامج The Victor Mukasa Show على الهواء مباشرة لأول مرة. تصور فيكتور موكاسا، الناشط الأوغندي المتحولين جنسيًا ومزدوجي الميول الجنسية والمتحولين جنسيًا ومزدوجي الميول الجنسية والمتحولين جنسيًا...
2 May 2018 — Founding of Intersex Society of Zambia (ISSZ), Zambia Founded by Mphatso Sakala, Intersex Society Zambia (ISSZ) is an intersex-led not-for-profit non-governmental organisation founded on 2nd May 2018. It ISSZ started its operations on 1st April 2019…
July 2016 — Founding of East Africa Trans Health and Advocacy Network (EATHAN), East Africa In July 2016, The East Africa Trans Health and Advocacy Network (EATHAN) was formed by founding member Barbra Wangare in Kenya as a network of…
In April 2024, our staff contributor Delphine Barigye had an informal chat with Sammie, reflecting on the founding of the Ivy Foundation in Malawi, the events that led to the formation of the Foundation, and Sammie's experiences growing up as an Intersex person in Malawi in the ...
2016 — Founding of TransSwati, Eswatini (Swaziland) Founded in 2016 by Pinty Dludlu, TransSwati is a non-profit organisation providing services to the trans and gender non-conforming community. Officially registered in May 2018, TransSwati was born due to the lack of…
October 2015 — Founding of Wings to Transcend Namibia (WTTN), Namibia Jholerina B. Timbo (Madame Jholerina) founded Wings to Transcend Namibia (WTTN) in October 2015. WTTN is a non-governmental organisation that advocates and lobbies for equity and inclusion of trans people…
2015 — Trans* Research, Education, Advocacy & Training (TREAT) Founded, Zimbabwe Founded in 2015 by Rikki Nathanson, Trans* Research, Education, Advocacy & Training (TREAT) was the first trans-led, and gender-diverse focused organisation in Zimbabwe. TREAT’s mission is to inform and…
29 October 2014 — Registration of the Fairy Godmother Community Project by Trans Drag Queen, Sandra Dee, South Africa The Fairy Godmother Community Project was founded in Cape Town, South Africa by Sandra Lentoor, also known as Cape Town drag…
26 فبراير 2014 - تأسيس شبكة ترانز أوغندا (TNU)، أوغندا شبكة ترانز أوغندا (TNU) هي منظمة مظلة أصلية غير ربحية لمنظمات الأشخاص المتحولين جنسياً ومتنوعي الهوية الجنسية في أوغندا، وقد أسسها ويليامز أباكو وجاي...
May 2011 — Social, Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender and Intersex Women of Africa (S.H.E) Established, South Africa In May 2011, Social, Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender and Intersex Women of Africa (S.H.E) was formally established…
2008 — Matrix Support Group (MSG) / People’s Matrix Association Established, Lesotho The Matrix Support Group (MSG), also known as the People’s Matrix Association, was established in Lesotho in 2008. Although the NGO caters to the whole LGBTIQ+ community throughout…
September 2007 — Historic Claiming of Space for Trans People Within the African LGBT Movement: The Nairobi Trans Declaration, Kenya Before Victor Mukasa sought asylum in the USA, in fear for his life, he was flown to Nairobi, Kenya, by…
July 2007 — House of Rainbow and Gender DynamiX Reach Out to Nigerian Trans Women, Nigeria In 2007 Nigerian Reverend Jide Macaulay from House of Rainbow attended the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) meeting in Johannesburg.…
July 2005 — Founding of First South African Trans Rights Organisation, Gender DynamiX (GDX), South Africa Gender DynamiX (GDX), the first registered South African-based organisation and one of the first African-based organisations focusing solely on the trans community, was founded…
3 March 2004 — Founding of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), Uganda On 3 March 2004, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), now known as SMUG International, was founded by trans man and activist, Victor Mukasa, along with Sylvia Tamale. The earliest members…
South Africa’s first gender-focused group, the Phoenix Society, was established in 1982 in the Apartheid era in South Africa. The Society was an underground network of transvestites, transsexuals, crossdressers and trans women. The Society was founded by Marlene, a white…