14 July 2026 — Article: BBC Intersex Stories 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 stories through…
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…
21 September 2025 — Sandra Dee Lentoor of the Fairy Godmother Project Receives 2025 Pride Heroes Award, South Africa In 2025, Sandra Dee Lentoor was one of the activists awarded with the 2025 Pride Heroes Award. Sandra founded the Fairy…
January 2025 — Publication of Trans Memoir, “I Am Tshiamo: My Transition to Self-Acceptance and Womanhood”by Tshiamo Modisane, South Africa Published in January 2025 by Penguin Books, Tshiamo Modisane’s “I Am Tshiamo: My Transition to Self-Acceptance and Womanhood”, became the…
2023 — Yaya M Voices Founded, South Africa Founded in South Africa in 2023 by Ayanda (Yaya) Mqakayi, Yaya M Voices works primarily with intersex people, LGBTQIA+ communities, young people, artists, activists, and communities impacted by silence, stigma, and bodily…
21 February 2021 — Publication of Trans Memoir, “Robert: A Queer & Crooked Memoir for the not so Straight & Narrow” by Robert Hamblin, South Africa Published in February 2021 by Jacana Media, Robert Hamblin’s “Robert: A Queer & Crooked…
1 July 2018 — Publication of “Becoming Him: A Trans Memoir of Triumph” by Landa Mabenge, South Africa Published on the 1st of July 2018 by Jacana Media in South Africa, Landa Mabenga’s “Becoming Him: A Trans Memoir of Triumph”…
22 March — August 2018: First Exhibition of Work By and About Trans Sex Workers in a National African Gallery — InterseXion Exhibition, Iziko National Gallery, South Africa Robert Hamblin, in collaboration with Leigh Davids and members of SistaazHood, held…
March 2017 — SistaazHood’s Leigh Davids Makes Famous “Trans Violent Exclusion” Speech, South Africa In March 2017, trans sex worker activist, Leigh Davids from SistaazHood, made the now famous “Trans Violent Exclusion” speech at the 3rd Trans Health, Advocacy and…
5 January 2016 — Publication of “Always Anastacia: A Transgender Live in South Africa” by Anastacia Tomson, South Africa Published in 2016, “Always Anastacia: A Transgender Live in South Africa” by Anastacia Tomson takes us on a journey of Anastacia’s…
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…
Prominent anti-Apartheid and intersex activist, Sally Gross, who founded the first intersex rights organisation in Africa (Intersex Society of South Africa), passed away on 14 February 2014. In 2000, Sally secured the first known mention of intersex in national law, with the inclusion of “intersex”…
October 2010 — Eastern and Southern African Trans and Intersex Regional Exchange Programme Joins the Stop Trans Pathologization (STP2012) Campaign, Eastern and Southern Africa In October 2010, the Eastern and Southern African Trans and Intersex Regional Exchange Programme, launched in…
In February 2007, Gender DynamiX (GDX) held a trans-awareness workshop with staff from The Inner Circle, later known as the Al-Fitrah Foundation, in Cape Town, South Africa. The Inner Circle was founded by the world’s first openly-gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks…
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…
