Ghana’s example of opening its borders to African-Americans and embracing all Black people is the progressive ingredient African countries need to adopt. Additionally, Paul Kagame’s call for Africa to define its own course, rejecting validation from the West, are among the necessary steps towards self-determination and meaningful development.
African identities
African identities “Proud to be trans, proud to be sex workers, and even prouder of their stunning sense of style”
Trans women sex workers collective Sistaazhood launches photo book
African identities How ‘bride price’ reinforces negative stereotypes: a Ghanaian case study
Bride price practice has both social and psychological implications for the men who pay and those women for whom it is paid.
African identities ‘Under The Rainbow’ a Documentary on Self-Discovery
The LGBTQI+ documentary, Under The Rainbow follows Pamela Adie, as she guides viewers through her first-hand experiences of navigating sexuality in homophobic Nigeria and the alienation that often comes from family, friends and society as a whole.
African identities Botswana court ruling is a ray of hope for LGBT people across Africa
By placing less emphasis on public opinion, and questioning public morality as the basis of its decision, the latest High Court decision shows that times have indeed changed.
African identities Botswana decriminalises homosexuality
Botswana has decriminalised homosexuality. The country’s High Court overturned a colonial-era law which punished homosexual conduct by up to seven years in prison. The decriminalisation now places Botswana among a minority list of African countries where homosexuality is not punishable by law.
African identities Botswana is the latest African country to free the rainbow
Botswana publicised as one of Africa’s most democratic nations outlawed homosexuality under the country’s penal code since 1965 until now. The country becomes the latest African country to decriminalise same sex sexual conduct.
African identities Attitudes to gender and sexual diversity: changing global trends
Global attitudes to gender and sexual diversity are changing. Some embrace the diversity; others push back.
African identities Pride Month: Do you know what all the ‘colours’ of the rainbow mean?
Over time, a number of additions have been made to the initial LGBT acronym. The most common being Q, signifying “queer” or “questioning” to recognize the bulk of sexual and gender identities or expressions. To demystify the longer acronym we have compiled a list of the current initials under the umbrella