Queer Squad: Tunisian comic embraces LGBTQ life in quarantine
Introducing “Queer Squad”, a new comic book that opens to a flirtatious late-night Grindr exchange between a Tunisian…
Fired for claiming her gender, trans woman wins in Russian court
A transgender woman’s three-year legal battle ended in victory this week In St. Petersburg, Russia — the first…
Trans groups unite to form African Trans Network
Trans men and trans women from three African regions met recently in Kenya to form a new Africa…
Because I’m trans, I live in the shadows in Cameroon
In Cameroon and many other African countries, transgender people encounter curiosity but also hostility when they appear in…
AIDS fighters in Kenya recognize trans people as at-risk
Trans and gender-diverse persons in Kenya recently joined representatives of other key populations in a four-day meeting with…
Cameroon family evicts their activist trans daughter
A young transgender activist in Cameroon has been evicted from her family home because of her gender identity.…
Barbados case challenges anti-trans bias in workplace
A trans activist in Barbados has challenged her employer’s decision to terminate her for changing her name to…
Zambian women march for LGBT rights as well as women’s rights
LGBT rights, women’s rights and other progressive causes were the focus of last weekend’s Women’s March 2020 in…
Pakistan expands health insurance for trans people
The government of Pakistan has added trans people to a health insurance program that previously covered only Pakistanis…
Trans and queer activists focus on Muslim Asia, Middle East
Trans and queer activists convened earlier this year to support each other and discuss the struggle for trans…