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…
2024 — Yaoundé Gathering Marks Another Step Toward Intersex Visibility in Africa, Cameroon Out in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, civil society organizations joined forces to speak openly about intersex lives with a goal of shifting how society understands differences…
2023 — ‘Being Intersex in Zambia: A Legal and Policy Review’ Published, Zambia In 2023, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Intersex Society of Zambia published a review titled ‘Being Intersex in Zambia: A Legal and Policy Review’.…
23 October 2022 — ‘Study on the Human Rights Situation of Intersex Persons in Africa’ Report Launched, The Gambia On 23 October 2022, the Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Support Initiative for People with Atypical Sex Development…
26 July 2022 — Recognition and Protection of Intersex Children Under the Kenyan ‘Children Act of 2022’, Kenya Voted into Kenyan law on the 26th of July 2022, section 21 of The Children Act, 2022 legally recognises intersex children, ensuring…
27 Agosti 2021 — Ripoti kuhusu Kongamano la Kabla ya Jinsia Kati ya Jinsia Moja kutoka Kongamano la 5 la Kanda ya Pan Africa ILGA, Afrika Kusini Kuanzia tarehe 27–31 Agosti 2021, Pan Africa ILGA iliandaa Mkutano wake wa 5 wa LGBTQIA+ wa Kikanda. Inayoitwa 'Kurudisha Uliopita Wetu, Kufafanua Mustakabali Wetu',…
Juni 2021 - Uchapishaji wa 'COVID-19: Ripoti juu ya Hali ya Watu wenye jinsia tofauti barani Afrika' Ripoti, 'COVID-19: Ripoti juu ya Hali ya Watu Wenye Jinsia Moja Katika Afrika', iliyoandikwa na Obioma Chukwuike kutoka Intersex Nigeria, ilifanywa kati ya 12…
2021 — Intersex Persons & the Law in Kenya by John Chigiti SC (2021): A Review Published in 2021, John Chigiti SC’s book, Intersex Persons & the Law in Kenya, offers a comprehensive overview of the legal rights Kenyan intersex…
2017 — The Proposal of The Intersex Model Law, South Africa The Intersex Model Law, proposed in 2017, was a draft law that the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria put together with the aim of protecting…
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…
Strategic Action Litigation (SAL) is a process in Public Interest Law whereby members of a marginalised group deliberately and proactively take a test case to court for the purpose of establishing a positive legal precedent with legal implications that go…
December 2012 — First Screening of ‘My Secret Life’, a Documentary on Intersex Lived Realities, Uganda First screened in December 2012, ‘My Secret Life’ is a short documentary compiled by Support Initiative for People with Atypical Sex Development (SIPD), exploring…
Between 2007 and 2022, legal advocacy for intersex person in Kenya saw massive strides. Strategic Action Litigation (SAL) is a process in Public Interest Law whereby members of a marginalised group deliberately and proactively take a test case to court…