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December 2009 — Arrest of Auntie Tiwonge and Steven Monjeza, Malawi

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Auntie Tiwonge and Steven Monjeza celebrated their relationship at Auntie’s place of work in December 2009. Various mainstream media in Malawi published announcements of the “first gay marriage” in Malawi. This media attention alerted the authorities and Auntie and Steven were arrested on charges of gross indecency. Gender DynamiX (GDX) developed a media drive that …

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20 November 2009 — Launch of “Trans: Transgender Life Stories from South Africa”, South Africa

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On 20 December 2009, The Gay and Lesbian Archives (GALA) and Gender DynamiX (GDX) launched the book, Trans: Transgender Life Stories from South Africa, in Cape Town, South Africa. It was first book of its kind on the continent. The specific date was selected as it is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). The …

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17 May 2009 — The Humiliation and Death of Auntie Victoria, Tanzania

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17 May 2019 — The Death and Humiliation of Aunty Victoria, Tanzania Auntie Victoria was reportedly the first openly identified trans woman in Tanzania. She received gender-affirming surgery in Europe many years ago (surgery dates undocumented). When she returned to Tanzania, her home country, she owned a tavern, and generated her own income. She was …

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

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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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22 December 2008 — Court Rules in Favour of Trans and LGBTI Activist Victor Mukasa, Uganda

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After a trial of three years, the Ugandan High Court ruled in Victor Mukasa’s favour on 22 December 2008. In this landmark ruling, the Court declared that the Government of Uganda had indeed violated the rights of privacy of the members of the organisation, Sexual Minorities of Uganda (SMUG), when the home of Victor Mukasa …

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2008 — Founding of Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA), Kenya

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Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) was established by Audrey Mbugua in 2008, working to defend the human rights of trans persons in Kenya. TEA is an international human rights organisation working towards defending and promoting the human rights of transgender/transsexual people. TEA, the first Kenyan trans organisation, is registered in Kenya by the NGO Coordination …

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14 September 2008 — Trans Bantu Zambia (TBZ) Founded, Zambia

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Trans Bantu Zambia (TBZ), was formed on 14 September 2008 to bring about an end to discrimination against the trans community in Zambia. It is a youth-led non-profit organisation whose development objective is the improvement of the socioeconomic, political and legal status of trans-diverse and intersex people in Zambia. TBZ runs a variety of projects …

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2 June 2008 — The Murder of Drag Queen Daisy Dube, South Africa

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On 2 June 2008, Daisy Dube, a gender-variant person, and four friends who self-identified as drag queens, went out clubbing in the evening in Yeoville, Johannesburg. Men outside the club called them izitabane,* referring to their gender identity. In resistance, Daisy and her friends shouted back, asking them to stop insulting them by calling them …

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17 April 2008 — Gender DynamiX (GDX) Presents Paper at Global Dialogue on Trans Rights

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The African Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC) invited Gender DynamiX (GDX) to be their guest on 17 April 2008 at the “Beginning of a Global Dialogue on Transgender Rights” discussion. The meeting took place in New York and was hosted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The paper GDX Director Liesl Theron presented …

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26 February 2008 — “Understanding Transgender” Presentation to the Coalition of African Lesbians Feminist Institute, Mozambique

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The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) Feminist Institute in Maputo, Mozambique invited Gender DynamiX (GDX) to do a presentation on “Understanding Transgender” on 26 February 2008. This request was a result of the raised interest in trans understanding in Africa after the ARC International conference just two months prior. GDX decided to diversify the newly …

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2008 — Matrix Support Group (MSG) / People’s Matrix Association Established, Lesotho

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The Matrix Support Group (MSG), also known as the People’s Matrix Association, was established in Lesotho in 2008. Although the NGO caters to the whole LGBTIQ+ community throughout Lesotho, they have a strong trans presence. Their founder and Executive Director, Tampose Mothopeng, is a trans man. They run a number of trans-specific programmes and research …

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December 2007 — First African ARC International Conference, South Africa

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Gender DynamiX (GDX) attended the ARC International conference in Johannesburg in December 2007. This was the first time that ARC held a conference in Africa, and it was at this conference that many self-identified trans people from other countries and trans-African activists met in person. This conference played a significant role in the preliminary understanding …

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August 2007 — IAAF Requires Gender Verification Tests for Botswana Athlete

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Gold medallist Paralympian, Tshotlego* Morama (now Paul Morama) from Botswana underwent gender verification tests in August 2007 after a win in the 800m and 400m races at the Africa Senior Championships in Mozambique. There had already been a media spectacle in Botswana over Morama’s gender/sex (these two terms are used synonymously in Botswana) as Morama …

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July 2007 — House of Rainbow and Gender DynamiX Reach Out to Nigerian Trans Women, Nigeria

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In 2007 Nigerian Reverend Jide Macaulay from House of Rainbow attended the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) meeting in Johannesburg. This ILGA conference presented the opportunity for organisations to meet and network and important organisational relationships formed. The conference was the beginning of the alliance between House of Rainbow and Gender …

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2007 — Gender Dynamix (GDX) Becomes First African Organisation to Become a Member of WPATH, South Africa

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South Africa’s Gender DynamiX (GDX) was the first African organisation to become a member of WPATH in 2007. In August 2014 GDX and Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital’s Multidisciplinary Transgender Clinic collaborated in their efforts to submit a bid to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) to host the 2018 WPATH international conference. 

31 October 2006 — Trans Burundian Refugee Receives Asylum in South Africa, Burundi/South Africa

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On 31 October 2006, Alexandra Rubera was granted asylum in South Africa. Rubera, a trans woman from Burundi, faced arrest and death threats from private citizens and the police in her native country on an ongoing basis. Alexandra moved between Burundi and Rwanda as she had a parent from each country, making access easier to …

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25 February 2006 — Trans Kenyan Receives Asylum in Canada, Kenya

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On 25 February 2006, Kenyan-born Biko Beauttah arrived in Canada to seek asylum because being considered homosexual is a criminal offence in her home country.  Biko left Kenya a few years prior to attend college in the USA.  Having come from a background where her entire being was against the law, and where there was …

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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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July 2005 — Gender DynamiX (GDX) Founded, South Africa

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Gender DynamiX (GDX), the first registered South African-based organisation and one of the first African-based organisations focusing solely on the trans community, was founded in South Africa by cis woman, Liesl Theron, and her trans partner, Lex Kirsten in July 2005.  Due to work insecurity and a lack of knowledge about the employment rights of trans …

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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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