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,…
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…
19 Mei 2022 - Mashambulizi dhidi ya Makabila madogo ya Uganda (SMUG) Makao Makuu na Kukamatwa kwa Wafanyakazi wa SMUG, Uganda Kufuatia shambulio na uharibifu wa mali ya afisi za Wachache Uganda (SMUG) nchini Uganda tarehe 19 Mei 2022, wafanyakazi wawili...
7 April 2022 — Publication on the Legal Situations for Trans People, Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia On 7 April 2022, an article by Nora Noralla was published on The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy website. In the article, the…
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…
12 Novemba 2021 - Trans Woman Ashinda Kesi Dhidi ya Polisi, Namibia Ijumaa tarehe 12 Novemba 2021, Mercedez von Cloete alishinda kesi yake katika Mahakama Kuu ya Namibia dhidi ya Waziri wa Usalama na Usalama baada ya kukamatwa na kushambuliwa kinyume cha sheria...
30 April 2021 — 3 femmes trans agressées à Cotonou / 3 Trans Women Attacked in Cotonou, Benin En avril 2021, trois femmes transgenres, Kani, Fati et Jennifer, ont été agressées par un groupe d’hommes dans un bar de Cotonou,…
March 2021 — Drag Night Namibia Founded, Namibia Founded in Namibia in March 2021 by Miss Mavis Dash, Gigi Has Arrived and Mo’Nick Critique, Drag Night Namibia is an LGBTQI+ arts and community organisation that uses drag, performance, music, fashion, and…
June 2020 — Kakuma Refugee Camp: Refugees Approach Victor Mukasa Again, Kenya In June 2020 the Ugandan LGBTQIA+ refugees in the Kakuma Refugee Camp reached out to activist Victor Mukasa, saying “Victor, we are dying, we are dying in the…
March 2020 — First Live Broadcast of The Victor Mukasa Show, Uganda In March 2020, The Victor Mukasa Show was broadcast live for the first time. Ugandan trans and LGBTI activist, Victor Mukasa envisioned the show as a space that…
23 Septemba 2019 — Ushindi wa Mahakama kwa Mfungwa wa Trans Woman, Afrika Kusini Baada ya kufungua kesi mwaka wa 2016, Jade September alishinda kesi yake katika Mahakama ya Usawa huko Western Cape, Afrika Kusini, tarehe 23 Septemba 2019. Bi Septemba...
17 February 2018 — Historic Meeting with Trans Members of the Deaf Community and Publication of ‘(Trans)lation?: Experiences of the Deaf Transgender Community in South Africa’ Report, South Africa On 17 February 2018 by Iranti hosted a historic meeting with…
2018 — Study on Trans Rights Published, Tunisia In 2018, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung published a report on trans rights in Tunisia by Dr Habib Nouisser, titled ‘Sex Change in Tunisia: When Law Confiscates Identities.’ According to the study, “the Tunisian judiciary systematically…
12 December 2017 — Tshepo Ricki Kgositau Wins Case to Change Gender Marker, Botswana In 2017, Batswana trans woman, Tshepo Ricki Kgositau (former Executive Director of Gender DynamiX) won her 2011 case against the Civil and National Registration office in…
11 December 2017 — ‘National Engagement on the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Intersex Persons’ Meeting, and the Publication of ‘National Intersex Meeting Report’, South Africa Following the National Engagement on the Promotion and Protection of the…
27 July 2017 — Art Exhibition Shows Life in the Home of Young Trans Woman in Freetown, Sierra Leone On 27 July 2017, “The House of Kings and Queens” exhibition opened at the Humber Street Gallery in Hull, United Kingdom.…
March 2017 — SistaazHood’s Leigh Davids Makes Famous “Trans Violent Exclusion” Speech, South Africa In March 2017, trans sex worker activist, Leigh Davids from SistaazHood, made the now famous “Trans Violent Exclusion” speech at the 3rd Trans Health, Advocacy and…
2017 — Publication of ‘Southern Africa Trans Diverse Situational Analysis’, Southern Africa In 2016, the Southern African Trans Forum, with the aid of Accountability International, undertook a situational analysis of the barriers faced by trans diverse people in Africa in…
August 2015 — Article: ‘Uganda Report of Violations to Children and People Born Intersex or with Differences of Sex Development’ Report Launched, East Africa In August 2015, a report on violations to children and people born intersex or with differences…