Intersex bodies are abused, studied, tested and “corrected” Julius Kaggwa is an intersex and trans activist in Uganda. He directs the organization “Support Initiative for People with Atypical Sex Development” (SIPD Uganda), which seeks to sustainably change the attitudes toward intersex people. Born in the Kibuye part of Kampala in Uganda, he is a practicing […]
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Mikhail (Misha) Tumasov (46) is an activist for LGBTQ+ human rights from Russia. He dreamed of becoming a priest. But as a gay man, he was compelled to take another path. Today he works with e.g. the Russian LGBT Network.
Monica Tabengwa (51) is a human-rights activist from Botswana. She grew up with seven siblings and a single mother, became a lawyer and has spent decades working for LGBTIQ+ rights, including with Pan Africa ILGA and Human Rights Watch.
Irene Garoës is an activist who is passionate about feminist movement building at the community and national level with marginalised groups in Namibia. She leads the lesbian projects of the Women’s Leadership Centre, a feminist women’s rights organisation based in Namibia.
Tash Dowell (35) is a queer human rights activist from Zimbabwe. She was a coordinator for the Masakhane Collective in Zimbabwe until late 2020, and in 2021 began working for the Coalition of African Lesbians. She also participates actively in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process for the UN.
Lilith Raza is a queer trans activist from Pakistan who has lived in Germany since 2012. She promotes the rights of LGBTIQ+ refugees, works for the LSVD’s “Queer Refugees Deutschland” project (Gay and Lesbian Foundation in Germany), and is active in queer networks throughout Europe.
Listen and read our Podcast “Story Maps” in 2 episodes by Clementine Burnley Go to Part 1 of the Podcast: Young, Diasporic, Mobile, and Queer Transcript Part 1 (SoundCloud) Go to Part 2 of the Podcast: Decolonise Everything Transcript Part 2 (SoundCloud) For the last two years Europe’s border have slammed open and shut. Conversations revolve […]
Wie kann das im März 2021 veröffentlichte LSBTI-Inklusionskonzept der Bundesregierung für die Auswärtige Politik und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit umgesetzt werden? Aus zivilgesellschaftlicher Perspektive bietet der 13-Punkte Forderungskatalog der Yogyakarta-Allianz einen wichtigen Maßstab.
On 19 June 2020, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution requesting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights “to prepare a report on systemic racism, violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, especially those incidents that resulted in the death of […]
Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation cordially invites you to a Web-talk with activists from the Interfaith Diversity Network of Westafrica (IDNOWA) about the role of religion in the ongoing crackdown on LGBTI people in Ghana Bericht (deutsch) When: Friday, 3 December, 17–18 CESTGuests: Davis Mac-Iyalla: IDNOWA, founder and executive director, member of the Anglican ChurchLawrence Shone Edem Adjei: […]