7 سبتمبر 2023 — تأسيس مبادرة حقوق الصحة وتمكين التعليم للشباب (IYHREE)، نيجيريا تأسست مبادرة حقوق الصحة وتمكين التعليم للشباب (IYHREE) في 7 سبتمبر 2023، وهي منظمة غير مسجلة تهدف إلى تحسين...
2023 — Alliance Trans Shield Founded, Kenya Founded in Kenya in 2023 by Sheila Joy, Julie Troca, Brenda and other queer activists, Alliance Trans Shield works with vulnerable trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender diverse and queer individuals, with a particular…
February 2022 — Founding of Association des Guinès Manguès de Guinée (AGMG), Guinea The Association des Guinès Manguès de Guinée (AGMG) was founded in Guinea-Conakry in February 2022 and was registered on 7 December 2023. Vision and Aim The vision…
2022 — Founding of the TransHuman Organization, Kenya The TransHuman Organization was founded in Kenya in 2022 by Nekesa Mukamba. It is a gender non-conforming-led organisation committed to advancing social and economic justice for rural-urban transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming…
2021 — Founding of Living Free Initiative for Health Development and Rights Awareness, Nigeria Founded in Nigeria in 2021, Living Free Initiative for Health Development and Rights Awareness (Living Free Initiative) is a feminist, trans-led organisation that provides services for…
November 2020 — Founding of Trans Nigerian Support (TNS), Nigeria Founded in November 2020 as a collective of online communities and an organisation by Tom Kólá, Trans Nigerian Support (TNS) is a trans and Intersex youth-led feminist organisation advocating for…
June 2019 — Fondation de Kitumaini ASBL, République Démocratique du Congo / Founding of Kitumaini ASBL, Democratic Republic of Congo Fondée le 28 juin 2019 par Patrick Maliani, Kitumaini ASBL œuvre principalement auprès des personnes transgenres et de genres divers…
20 January 2018 — Founding of Dynamique Trans (Trans Dynamics), Morocco Founded on 20 January 2018 by Salma Alaoui, Adam Cherifi and Zeyne Oulmakki, Dynamique Trans (Trans Dynamics) works primarily with trans people in Morocco, including non-binary, gender non-conforming, and…
2018 — Founding of National Transgender Advocacy Network (NTAN), Kenya Established in 2018, the National Transgender Advocacy Network (NTAN) is a consortium that supports trans, gender diverse and intersex movements in Kenya through action, freedom, power, and knowledge-building approaches that…
9 December 2017 — Création de l’Association Transgenres et Droits, Côte d’Ivoire / Association Transgenres et Droits Founded, Ivory Coast Fondée le 9 décembre 2017 par Orneill Latiyah, l’Association Transgenres et Droits a été fondée à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire.…
2017 — Trans Support Organization (TSO) Founded, Kenya Trans Support Organization (TSO) was formed as a community-based organisation (CBO) in 2017 by a group of three transgender, intersex, and gender-non-conforming (ITGNC) individuals from Western Kenya who met during the Human…
August 2016 — Founding of Crème de la Crème House of Fame Foundation (CDLC), Nigeria In August 2016, Crème de la Crème (CDLC), was founded in Nigeria, focusing on trans and non-binary rights. CDLC was registered on 18 September 2018.…
In June 2013, Neo Musangi, a Kenyan non-binary artist and activist, performed publicly in front of the building of the Kenia National Archives. The aim of the performance was intended to dismantle the gender binary and create awareness about non-binary…
In 2009 the first Miss Woubi beauty pageant was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast. The event takes its name from an Ivorian slang word (‘Woubi’) meaning ‘effeminate’ — the more feminine partner in a relationship, or as…
Featured in international film festivals in 1998, the documentary, Woubi Chéri, directed by Laurent Bocahut and Philip Brooks, focused on the lives of Woubis*, Yossis**, and other members of the Branché*** community in Ivory Coast. The award-winning documentary was featured…
1994 — First Printed Media Reference to The Travesti, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast In the Ivory Coast, the Travesti* was a prominent group, recognised and documented from the early 1990s, but they were most likely active before the 90s**.…