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…
2020 — Création de RekonekT, Maurice / Founding of RekonekT, Mauritius Créée à Maurice en 2020 par Caroline Fitz-Gibbon, Anjeelee Kaur Beegun, Didier Marcel, Valérie Uppiah, Patricia Madar Saib, Elodie Navette, Emmanuel Calisse, Bhavish Chamroo et Gael Henriette-Bolli, RekonekT œuvre…
27—30 September 2015 — Regional ICD Conference Held, Focusing on Trans and Intersex Rights, South Africa The Regional ICD (International Classification of Diseases) Conference in 2015 was a landmark summit hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa from September 27–30, 2015. Co-hosted…
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…
20 December 2024 — Founding of Haven of Pride Africa, South Africa Founded on 20 December 2024 by Frank Fabian Kagimu, Noah Venter and Rethabile Lebakeng, Haven of Pride Africa came about as a response to the growing crisis faced…
3 December 2024 — Santé Lisungi/ASBL fondé, République démocratique du Congo / Santé Lisungi/ASBL Founded, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Fondée le 3 décembre 2024, Santé Lisungi/ASBL est une association de défense des droits LGBTQIA+ en République démocratique du Congo…
12 September 2024 — Founding of Helping Education Regarding Orientation (HERO), Malawi Founded on 12 September 2024 in Malawi by Shammah Solomon, Helping Educating Regarding Orientation (HERO) is a registered, community-based human rights advocacy organisation focusing on intersex persons, sexuality…
26 July 2024 — Founding of Direitos Humanos Intersexual Angola (DHIA), Angola Founded on 26 July 2024 by Boomer Mateus, Luis Mário Seteco and Jéssica Sanga, Direitos Humanos Intersexual Angola (DHIA) works to make a meaningful difference in the lives…
2024 — Création d’EkiT, Maurice / EkiT Founded, Mauritius Fondée à Maurice en 2024 par Hana Telvave et d’autres personnes, EkiT œuvre principalement auprès des personnes transgenres et non binaires (TGNC) à Maurice, tout en collaborant avec la communauté LGBTQIA+…
2024 — Yaoundé Gathering Marks Another Step Toward Intersex Visibility in Africa, Cameroon Out in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, civil society organizations joined forces to speak openly about intersex lives with a goal of shifting how society understands differences…
March 2024 — “World Untold: Echoes of Silence” Stage Production by Intersex Nigeria Unlike the traditional advocacy that relies on reports, policy briefs or legal arguments, in March 2024, Intersex Nigeria employed storytelling to explore the realities of intersex people…
Mars 2024 — Inclusion Togo Créé / March 2024 — Inclusion Togo Founded, Togo Fondée en mars 2024 par Crespille Pige, Crépine Tossou, Joyce D’Almeida and Sephora Zouzou, Inclusion Togo s’adresse aux hommes transgenres, aux femmes transgenres, aux personnes queer…
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,…
2024 — Création du programme Vatana Spectrum, Madagascar / Vatana Spectrum Programme Created, Madagascar Créée en 2024 à Madagascar par le Malgache AL Andrianjafy, activiste queer et neurodivergent Malagasy, Vatana Spectrum travaille principalement avec les personnes intersexes malgaches, en particulier…
7 September 2023 — Founding of Initiative for Youth Health Rights and Education Empowerment (IYHREE), Nigeria Founded on 7 September 2023, Initiative for Youth Health Rights and Education Empowerment (IYHREE) is an unregistered organisation with the goal to improve the…
12 June 2023 — Founding of Kajiado North for Empowerment and Social Welfare Outreach (KNESWO), Kenya Founded on 12 June 2023 by Kyazze Arnold and Nyombi Enoch, Kajiado North for Empowerment and Social Welfare Outreach (KNESWO) works with queer refugees,…
Juin 2023 — Création de OUT (Override Unequal Treatment) Moris, Maurice / June 2023 — OUT (Override Unequal Treatment) Moris Founded, Mauritius Fondée à Maurice en juin 2023 par Sandrine Julien et Carou Labonne, OUT (Override Unequal Treatment) Moris œuvre…
26 May 2023 — Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 Signed into Law, Uganda Following the overturning of the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014, the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 was signed into law on 26 May 2023. The Act prescribes life imprisonment for sex between two people…
