27 February 2024 — Trans & Intersex History Africa Delivers Presentation on Trans & Intersex African Movements to the Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa (PATHSA), South Africa On 27 February 2024, Trans & Intersex History Africa (TIHA)’s co-founder,…
30 January 2023 — Book Review: “Envisioning African Intersex”, by Amanda Lock Swarr “Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine” by Amanda Lock Swarr (Associate Professor, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington) was…
21 December 2022 — Trans Woman Receives Prison Sentence for Alleged Homosexuality, Tunisia On 21 December 2022, a Tunisian trans woman and gay man were convicted of homosexuality under Article 230 of the Tunisian Penal Code and were sentenced to…
19 May 2022 — Attack on Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)’s Headquarters and Arrest of SMUG Staff, Uganda Following an attack and malicious destruction of the property of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)‘s offices in Uganda on 19 May 2022, two staff…
4 February 2022 — Police Accused of Violent Attack of Trans Woman, Benin On 4 February 2022, a Beninese trans woman was assaulted by motorbike taxi drivers and residents in her neighbourhood of Ouidah in Benin. After accusing her and…
12 November 2021 — Trans Woman Wins Case Against Police, Namibia On Friday 12 November 2021, Mercedez von Cloete won her case in the Namibian High Court against the Minister of Safety and Security after being unlawfully arrested and assaulted…
30 April 2021 — 3 Trans Women Attacked in Cotonou, Benin In April 2021, three trans women, Kani, Fati and Jennifer, were attacked by a group of men in a bar in Cotonou, Benin. The women were forced to strip…
June 2020 — Kakuma Refugee Camp: Refugees Approach Victor Mukasa Again, Kenya In June 2020 the Ugandan LGBTQIA+ refugees in the Kakuma Refugee Camp reached out to activist Victor Mukasa, saying “Victor, we are dying, we are dying in the…
March 2020 — First Live Broadcast of The Victor Mukasa Show, Uganda In March 2020, The Victor Mukasa Show was broadcast live for the first time. Ugandan trans and LGBTI activist, Victor Mukasa envisioned the show as a space that…
23 September 2019 — Court Victory for Incarcerated Trans Woman, South Africa After filing the case in 2016, Jade September won her court case at the Equality Court in the Western Cape, South Africa, on 23 September 2019. Ms September…
2018 — Study on Trans Rights Published, Tunisia In 2018, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung published a report on trans rights in Tunisia by Dr Habib Nouisser, titled ‘Sex Change in Tunisia: When Law Confiscates Identities.’ According to the study, “the Tunisian judiciary systematically…
12 December 2017 — Tshepo Ricki Kgositau Wins Case to Change Gender Marker, Botswana In 2017, Batswana trans woman, Tshepo Ricki Kgositau (former Executive Director of Gender DynamiX) won her 2011 case against the Civil and National Registration office in…
2017 — Publication of ‘Southern Africa Trans Diverse Situational Analysis’ In 2016, The Southern African Trans Forum, with the aid of Accountability International, undertook a situational analysis of the barriers faced by trans diverse people in Africa in accessing healthcare.…
August 2015 — ‘Uganda Report of Violations to Children and People Born Intersex or with Differences of Sex Development’ Report Launched, East Africa In August 2015, a report on violations to children and people born intersex or with differences of…
Tanzania Trans Initiative (TTI) was founded by the now Executive Director, Mwamba Nyanda, as a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Tanzania in 2015. The organisation is a platform for the trans community working together with people who are gender non-conforming. TTI works with…
In November 2014, trans woman Audrey Mbugua won the case taken to the Kenyan High Court in March 2013 (JR Case No. 147 of 2013) to compel the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to change the name on her high…
The Fairy Godmother Community Project was founded in Cape Town, South Africa by Sandra Lentoor, also known as Cape Town drag queen, Sandra Dee, and was officially registered on the 29th of October 2014. Interview with Sandra Dee: From District…
In August 2014, trans women from 14 African countries including Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe came together at a meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa to discuss a shared envisioning of the feminist movement and…
On 3 July 2014, a 4-part series about further violence in the Kakuma Refugee Camp aired on Kuchu TV, a platform created by Ugandan LGBTQIA+ activist, Victor Mukasa. Victor’s work at the Kakuma Refugee Camp started in 2014 after the…
In an important series of 5 episodes aired on 29 June 2014, LGBTQIA+ rights activist, Victor Mukasa, provided context to the violence in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, using his TV platform, Kuchu TV. The episodes highlighted that the central issue…