14 July 2026 — Article: Intersex Stories on the BBC Through the Voices of African Intersex Activists The media plays an important role in shaping public understanding of intersex people. While African intersex advocates have long been telling their own…
2026 — An interview with Intersex Activist from Voie Divine, Niger Valentin (middle name used to protect the activist) is a young Beninese person who was born and raised in Niger. His childhood was marked by stigma, misunderstandings, and many…
26 Julai 2024 - Kuanzishwa kwa Direitos Humanos Intersexual Angola (DHIA), Angola Ilianzishwa tarehe 26 Julai 2024 na Boomer Mateus, Luis Mário Seteco na Jéssica Sanga, Direitos Humanos Intersexual Angola (DHIA) inafanya kazi kuleta mabadiliko ya maana katika maisha...
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…
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…
2 May 2018 — Founding of Intersex Society of Zambia (ISSZ), Zambia Founded by Mphatso Sakala, Intersex Society Zambia (ISSZ) is an intersex-led not-for-profit non-governmental organisation founded on 2nd May 2018. It ISSZ started its operations on 1st April 2019…
Julai 2016 — Uasisi wa Mtandao wa Afya na Utetezi wa Wasenge wa Afrika Mashariki (EATHAN), Afrika Mashariki Mnamo Julai 2016, Mtandao wa Afya na Utetezi wa Wasenge wa Afrika Mashariki (EATHAN) ulianzishwa na mwanachama mwanzilishi Barbra Wangare nchini Kenya kama mtandao wa…
Mnamo Aprili 2024, mwandishi wetu mchangiaji Delphine Barigye alikuwa na mazungumzo rasmi na Sammie, akitafakari kuanzishwa kwa Ivy Foundation nchini Malawi, matukio yaliyopelekea kuundwa kwa Foundation, na uzoefu wa Sammie kukua kama mtu wa intersex nchini Malawi katika ...
2016 — Founding of TransSwati, Eswatini (Swaziland) Founded in 2016 by Pinty Dludlu, TransSwati is a non-profit organisation providing services to the trans and gender non-conforming community. Officially registered in May 2018, TransSwati was born due to the lack of…
Oktoba 2015 — Kuanzishwa kwa Wings to Transcend Namibia (WTTN), Namibia Jholerina B. Timbo (Madame Jholerina) alianzisha Wings to Transcend Namibia (WTTN) mnamo Oktoba 2015. WTTN ni shirika lisilo la kiserikali linalotetea na kuwashawishi wagombea kwa ajili ya usawa na ushirikishwaji wa watu wa jinsia hizo...
2015 — Trans* Research, Education, Advocacy & Training (TREAT) Ilianzishwa, Zimbabwe Ilianzia mwaka 2015 na Rikki Nathanson, Trans* Research, Education, Advocacy & Training (TREAT) ulikuwa shirika la kwanza linaloongozwa na watu wa jinsia tofauti, na linalojikita kwa wanajamii wa jinsia mbalimbali nchini Zimbabwe. Madhumuni ya TREAT ni kuelimisha na...
29 Oktoba 2014 — Usajili wa Mradi wa Jamii wa Fairy Godmother na Trans Drag Queen, Sandra Dee, Afrika Kusini Mradi wa Jamii wa Fairy Godmother ulianzishwa Cape Town, Afrika Kusini na Sandra Lentoor, pia anayejulikana kama drag wa Cape Town…
26 February 2014 — Founding of Tranz Network Uganda (TNU), Uganda Tranz Network Uganda (TNU) is an indigenous not for profit umbrella organisation for trans and gender diverse persons organisations in Uganda and was established by Williams Apako and Jay…
May 2011 — Social, Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender and Intersex Women of Africa (S.H.E) Established, South Africa In May 2011, Social, Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender and Intersex Women of Africa (S.H.E) was formally established…
2008 — Matrix Support Group (MSG) / People’s Matrix Association Established, Lesotho 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…
September 2007 — Historic Claiming of Space for Trans People Within the African LGBT Movement: The Nairobi Trans Declaration, Kenya Before Victor Mukasa sought asylum in the USA, in fear for his life, he was flown to Nairobi, Kenya, by…
July 2007 — House of Rainbow and Gender DynamiX Reach Out to Nigerian Trans Women, Nigeria In 2007 Nigerian Reverend Jide Macaulay from House of Rainbow attended the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) meeting in Johannesburg.…
July 2005 — Founding of First South African Trans Rights Organisation, Gender DynamiX (GDX), South Africa 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…
3 March 2004 — Founding of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), Uganda 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…
South Africa’s first gender-focused group, the Phoenix Society, was established in 1982 in the Apartheid era in South Africa. The Society was an underground network of transvestites, transsexuals, crossdressers and trans women. The Society was founded by Marlene, a white…