Violence against women and gender-diverse individuals remains pervasive in Ghana. According to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), 41.6% of women aged 15 to 49 who have ever had an…
The act of reading, for me, is deeply personal—an intimate ritual that unfolds in solitude. I devour books, often late into the night, stealing moments of stillness from days that pass too…
Recent political developments in Ghana have reignited concerns over the safety and rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. After President John Mahama’s swearing-in in January 2025, he stated that the Promotion of Proper Human…
Être trans et/ou non-binaire tout en étant religieux est souvent présenté comme contradictoire, les messages religieux dominants étant souvent défavorables aux minorités sexuelles et de genre. Dans les pays francophones d’Afrique de…
Being trans and/or non-binary while being religious is often portrayed as contradictory, given the dominant religious messages are often unfavourable towards sexual and gender minorities. In French-speaking West African countries, where traditional…
There’s something beautifully complex, textures in ways that can’t always be explained but felt and layered about seeing yourself in a movie; seeing parts of yourself or all of yourself, your experiences…
Comme dans la plupart des pays du monde, les personnes LGBTQIA+ d’Afrique francophone continuent de résister à une oppression institutionnelle et sociale profondément enracinée. Dans cette région, les lois varient entre criminalisation…
As in most countries around the world, LGBTQIA+ people in Francophone Africa continue to resist historic institutional and social oppression. Laws in the region vary from explicit criminalisation to implicit criminalisation, a…
Attending the AWID Forum was like stepping into an assortment of connections, knowledge and belonging. Held in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2024, the Forum is convened by the Association for Women’s Rights…
On November 8th, 2024, I lost a dear colleague, Charity Muturi, to suicide. The initial news reached me through social media, where a post reported an “unidentified woman” had died by suicide.…