April 2019 — Création de Groupe d’action Féministe Maroc (GAFM) (Feminist Action Group) Maroc / Groupe d’action Féministe Maroc (GAFM) (Feminist Action Group) Founded, Morocco Le Groupe d’action féministe marocain (GAFM) a été fondé en avril 2019 par Izgar Belrhali.…
June 2017 — The Birth of the African Intersex Movement (AIM), Kenya In June 2017, a historic moment unfolded as 22 African intersex human rights defenders from 7 countries across the African continent convened in Kenya under the theme “Visibility……
September 2016 — Parliamentarian Pushes for Third Gender, Kenya In September 2016, Isaac Mwaura, a Kenyan Parliamentarian, wanted the Kenyan Parliament to pass the option of a third gender into Kenyan law in order to legally recognise intersex people. Mwaura…
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…
2016 — Publication of ‘Ending Pathological Practices Against Trans and Intersex Bodies in Africa’ In 2016, South Africa’s Iranti, as well as the Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE), Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN), Stop Trans Pathologization 2012 (STP) team,…
April 2016 — Création de Synergie Trans Bénin / Synergy Trans Benin Founded, Benin En avril 2016, Synergie Trans Bénin (STB) a été créée. Première organisation trans nationale au Bénin, elle œuvre pour les droits et le développement des personnes…
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 ...
October 2015 — State Sued for Refusal to Change Names on Identity Cards, Kenya Five transgender Kenyans sued the State of Kenya in October 2015 for refusing to process the change of names on their national identity cards. The state…
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…
August 2015 — Article: ‘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…
August 2015 — Trans Wellness Project Founded, South Africa Protea Psychosocial Support Project for Transgender People (PPSTP) was officially registered in August 2015. It would change its name to the Trans Wellness Project (TWP) in 2016 during its first strategic…
4 February 2015 — High Court Rejects Petition by Trans Organisation Against Medical Board, Kenya The Kenyan High Court dismissed Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA)’s case, Misc. Civil Application 263 of 2014, filed on 10 July 2014, calling it premature,…
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…
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…
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…
Kenya’s High Court issued a ruling on 7 October 2014 compelling the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to issue Audrey Mbugua with a new certification with her new name and without a gender mark after she filed a case in…
7 August 2014 — Transitioning Africa Dissolved As a result of an organisational strategic planning meeting, Gender Dynamix (GDX) resigned from Transitioning Africa (TA) on 7 August 2014. Not long thereafter, Transitioning Africa dissolved.
On 1 August 2014, the Ugandan constitutional court dismissed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which had caused controversy both in Uganda and across the world. The court ruled that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was null and void, citing procedural irregularities during its passage and asserting the…
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…
In a historic court battle initiated in 2013, Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA) won a landmark case in Kenya’s High Court on 23 July 2014. After being denied the right to register as an NGO, the organisation sued the Kenyan…