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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 quality of life of LGBTQI, specifically trans, intersex and gender non-conforming, youth in northern Nigeria by providing them with the tools they need to make informed decisions about their health and …

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2022 — Founding of the Transhuman Project, Kenya

The Transhuman Project was founded in Kenya in 2022 by Nekesa Mukamba. It is a feminist tech project for intersex, trans and gender non-conforming (ITGNC) people in East Africa. The Project is headquartered in Kenya with a team working remotely across East Africa. Their aim is to create accessible opportunities and social justice initiatives for ITGNC …

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November 2020 — Founding of Trans Nigerian Support (TNS), Nigeria

Founded in November 2020 as a collective of online communities and an organisation by Tom Kólá, Trans Nigerian Support (TNS) is a trans and Intersex youth-led feminist organisation advocating for the advancement of access to basic human rights for LGBT+ people, currently centring the transition needs of trans people. It was conceived in 2020 through …

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April 2019 — Groupe d’action Féministe Maroc (GAFM) / Feminist Action Group Founded, Morocco

Groupe d’action féministe Moroc (GAFM) was founded in April 2019 by Izgar Belrhali. GAFM works to eliminate gender expression-based violence through an intersectional and feminist self-defence method. The group is led by trans, non-binary people and is community-specific. GAFM aims to promote feminist self-defence as a means of emancipation through sharing information, establishing contact, creating …

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2017 — Trans Support Organisation (TSO) Founded, Kenya

Trans Support (TSO) was formed as a community-based organisation (CBO) in 2017 by a group of three transgender, intersex, and gender-non-conforming (ITGNC) individuals from Western Kenya who met during the Human Rights and Advocacy Programme by ASTRAEA Lesbian Foundation for Justice through the NYARWEK Network (Nyanza Rift Valley and Western Kenya Network). TSO was founded …

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August 2016 — Founding of Crème de la Crème House of Fame Foundation (CDLC), Nigeria

In August 2015, Crème de la Crème (CDLC), focusing on trans and non-binary rights, was founded in Nigeria. CDLC was registered on 18 September 2018. The organisation was founded by Ejiogu Franklin Chigozie, a non-binary person who led other trans persons to formulate the vision of the organisation. Background CDLC started as an in-house group …

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June 2013 — Non-Binary Street Performance by Neo Musangi in Nairobi, Kenya

In June 2013, Neo Musangi, a Kenyan non-binary artist and activist, performed publicly in front of the building of the Kenia National Archives. The aim of the performance was intended to dismantle the gender binary and create awareness about non-binary identities. In a street performance, as citizens looked on, Neo Musangi took the audience through …

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2009 — First Miss Woubi Beauty Pageant for Gender-Variant Ivorians, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast

In 2009 the first Miss Woubi beauty pageant was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast. The event takes its name from an Ivorian slang word (‘Woubi’) meaning ‘effeminate’ — the more feminine partner in a relationship, or as Ivorians put it, the one who “plays the role of the woman”. In 2016, 13 …

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

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

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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