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stories Sanctuary at last for abused gay father and young son

In Uganda, if you have children or not, being gay can get you killed. Four...

6 min read | 17 May 2018

stories Badge of impunity: training police on sex workers’ rights in Malawi

Sex worker Chifundo has been raped five times by police officers in the...

4 min read | 26 Apr 2018

stories Gay refugees in Malawi face violence and hunger

One evening Didier closed up his shop for the day and went to meet...

7 min read | 21 Mar 2018

stories Phoebe’s story: Using drugs to brave the business

Phoebe Kanana’s story as told to Lucy. K....

2 min read | 12 Mar 2018

stories Video: The sky is the limit

Community Adolescent Treatment Supporters (CATS) provide peer-to-peer...

1 min read | 19 Feb 2018

stories Nomsa’s story: my long road to ‘coming out’ and freedom

I never knew about my sexuality, even though growing up my heart’s desire was to be a boy. Having a punky hairstyle was a precious gift that made my Christmas day....

4 min read | 14 Dec 2017

stories SashaBerry’s story: Jamaican, transgender and Gulley Queen survivor

As a young transgender woman, SashaBerry had a highly increased risk of acquiring HIV, which is what happened to her at the age of 18....

3 min read | 08 Dec 2017

stories Video story on LGBT human rights: Life after Nonkie

In April 2017, Nthabiseng Mokanyane’s close childhood friend Nonkie Smous was raped and murdered because she was a lesbian. Now Nthabiseng, 25, is calling for religious and government leaders to respond to escalating threats against the lesbian community in Kroonstad, South Africa....

4 min read | 19 Nov 2017

stories How I survived as a transgender woman from Nigeria

My name is Jessica Albert. I wasn't born with that name, but that is what I am now called. Being born in Nigeria, this was a big problem as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) are often rejected by their families, churches and schools....

2 min read | 13 Oct 2017