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All, Community, Cross-Dressing, Legislation, LGBTIAQ+, Trans

1975 — Military Coup Ends Carnival Festival, Mozambique

In the early 1970s, Mozambique was still under colonial rule. In April 1974, political upheaval in Lisbon, Portugal resulted in a coup within the Portuguese military and the dictatorship in Portugal was overthrown. This had a ripple effect on the…

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25 January 1975

All, Community, Cross-Dressing, LGBTIAQ+, Trans

1950s to Late 1970s — Carnivals: A Safe Space for Travestis, Cross-Dressers and Queer Performers, Mozambique

While cross-dressing, queerness, homosexuality, and all forms of LGBTIQ+ identities as known today were not widely accepted in day-to-day life in Mozambique, during the 1950s through to the mid-1970s, the annual Carnival provided an opportunity for ‘male’ femininity, cross-dressing, and…

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1 January 1950