Woubis – Trans & Intersex History Africa

Wote, Jumuiya, Mavazi ya Msalaba, LGBTIAQ+, Isiyo ya binary, Trans

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

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…

Gabriel de Larch
16 Januari 2009

Wote, Sanaa, Jumuiya, Mavazi ya Msalaba, LGBTIAQ+, Isiyo ya binary, Mashirika, Trans

1998 - Makala Iliyoangazia Tofauti za Jinsia, "Woubi Chéri", Iliyoangaziwa katika Tamasha za Kimataifa za Filamu, Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast

Featured in international film festivals in 1998, the documentary, Woubi Chéri, directed by Laurent Bocahut and Philip Brooks, focused on the lives of Woubis*, Yossis**, and other members of the Branché*** community in Ivory Coast. The award-winning documentary was featured…

Gabriel de Larch
1 Januari 1998