LGBTIAQ+

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July 2005 — Trans and LGBTI Activist, Victor Mukasa, Sues Government, Uganda

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Juliet Victor Mukasa (now known as Victor), human rights defender, and activist from Uganda claimed his identity as a transgender lesbian and started speaking out in the local media about the oppression of LGBTIQ+ people in Uganda in around 2002.    Uganda is known to have a zero-tolerance policy towards homosexuality and on 5 July 2005, […]

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3 March 2004 — Founding of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), Uganda

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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 included Val Kalende, Kamuhangire E. and David Kato, who were among the first board members. SMUG is an umbrella non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Kampala, Uganda, advocating

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1998 — Documentary Focused on Gender Diversity, “Woubi Chéri”, Featured at International Film Festivals, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast

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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 globally in various film festivals and on a number of documentary platforms. The film won Best

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1994 — First Printed Media Reference to The Travesti, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast

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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**. They formed L’association des Travestis de Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast Transvestites Association), under the leadership of Barbara (full name withheld for safety reasons).  The first record of the group

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1975 — Military Coup Ends Carnival Festival, Mozambique

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In the early 1970s, Mozambique was still under colonial rule. In April 1974, political upheaval in Lisbon, Portugal resulted in a coup within the Portuguese military and the dictatorship in Portugal was overthrown. This had a ripple effect on the colonies, including Angola and Mozambique. The Lusaka Accord was signed in September of that same

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1950s to Late 1970s — Carnivals: A Safe Space for Travestis, Cross-Dressers and Queer Performers, Mozambique 

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While cross-dressing, queerness, homosexuality, and all forms of LGBTIQ+ identities as known today were not widely accepted in day-to-day life in Mozambique, during the 1950s through to the mid-1970s, the annual Carnival provided an opportunity for ‘male’ femininity, cross-dressing, and queer performances.  There was no explicit link to what we now recognise as trans or

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