Africa East Africa Kenya
Embrace transgender community in Kenya, urges CJ Maraga
Embrace transgender community in Kenya, urges CJ Maraga
Africa East Africa Tanzania
Despite rising hostilities in Tanzania, Clara refuses to be silenced
Clara, a Tanzanian trans sex worker speaks to ASWA about her life experiences in Tanzania and the challenges of being a trans woman sex worker in a hostile environment such as Tanzania today.
Africa East Africa Kenya
The midwife who saved intersex babies
Five years ago a midwife in Kenya delivered a child with male and female sexual organs. The father told her to kill it, but instead she hid it and raised it as her own. Two years later, the same thing happened again – and before long she was forced to Read more…
Africa East Africa Kenya
Kenyan MP pushes for law to recognise intersex people
A Kenyan MP has asked the country’s parliament to pass a law to recognise a third gender to end discrimination against those who identify as intersex. Isaac Mwaura is also asking for funding for gender alignment surgery and a public awareness campaign to end stigma against intersex people. “They see Read more…
Africa East Africa Kenya
Queer musician Joji Baro calls out Ezekiel Mutua
Queer musician & activist Joji Baro demands to know why the Kenya Film Classification Board banned his music video for ‘pornography’. Gay singer Joji Baro caused drama in an open forum hosted by Kenya Film Classification Board to seek the input of industry’s stakeholders on the proposed new law that Read more…