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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
30 January 2023 — Book Review: “Envisioning African Intersex”, by Amanda Lock Swarr “Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine” by Amanda Lock Swarr (Associate Professor, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington) was…
21 December 2022 — Trans Woman Receives Prison Sentence for Alleged Homosexuality, Tunisia On 21 December 2022, a Tunisian trans woman and gay man were convicted of homosexuality under Article 230 of the Tunisian Penal Code and were sentenced to…
3 August 2022 — Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) Banned from Operating by Government, Uganda Following the unlawful arrest of two of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)‘s staff members on 19 May 2022, SMUG was banned from operating as an organisation by…
19 May 2022 — Attack on Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)’s Headquarters and Arrest of SMUG Staff, Uganda Following an attack and malicious destruction of the property of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)‘s offices in Uganda on 19 May 2022, two staff…
4 February 2022 — Police Accused of Violent Attack of Trans Woman, Benin On 4 February 2022, a Beninese trans woman was assaulted by motorbike taxi drivers and residents in her neighbourhood of Ouidah in Benin. After accusing her and…
3 February 2022 — Founding of Hope Trans Initiative, Kenya Founded on 3 February 2022, Hope Trans Initiative is non-profit advocacy organisation founded by trans individuals who had the passion and desire to support intersex, trans and gender non-conforming (ITGNC)…
February 2022 — Founding of Association des Guinès Manguès de Guinée (AGMG), Guinea The Association des Guinès Manguès de Guinée (AGMG) was founded in Guinea-Conakry in February 2022 and was registered on 7 December 2023. Vision and Aim The vision…
2022 — Founding of Kaya Intersex and Trans Initiative Kenya (KITI), Kenya Kaya Intersex and Trans Initiative Kenya (KITI) was founded in 2022 by Hazary Abdalla to address the glaring gap in representation and advocacy for intersex and trans individuals…
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…
12 November 2021 — Trans Woman Wins Case Against Police, Namibia On Friday 12 November 2021, Mercedez von Cloete won her case in the Namibian High Court against the Minister of Safety and Security after being unlawfully arrested and assaulted…
27 August 2021 — Report on the Intersex Pre-Conference from the Pan Africa ILGA 5th Regional Conference, South Africa From 27–31 August 2021, Pan Africa ILGA hosted its 5th Regional LGBTQIA+ Conference. Titled ‘Reclaiming Our Past, Defining Our Future’, the…
June 2021 — Publication of ‘COVID-19: A Report on the Situation of Intersex People in Africa’ A report, ‘COVID-19: A Report on the Situation of Intersex People in Africa‘, authored by Obioma Chukwuike from Intersex Nigeria, was conducted between 12…
30 April 2021 — 3 Trans Women Attacked in Cotonou, Benin In April 2021, three trans women, Kani, Fati and Jennifer, were attacked by a group of men in a bar in Cotonou, Benin. The women were forced to strip…
31 March 2021 — Trans-Arc-En-Ciel Guinée Founded, Guinea (Guinea-Conakry) Based in Guinea (Guinea-Conakry), Trans-Arc-En-Ciel Guinée was founded on 31 March 2021 by Binette, Mimi, Christine and Rubi. It is a non-governmental, non-profit association of transgender women which campaigns for the…