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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...

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stories Gay refugees in Malawi face violence and hunger

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

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

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

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stories Video: The sky is the limit for young people living with HIV

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

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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....

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stories Jamaican, transgender Gulley Queen survivor speaks out

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....

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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....

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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....

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stories Tinashe’s story: hope after persecution for being gay

At the age of 14 Tinashe told his grandmother that he was gay and was kicked out of the house when his grandfather found out. In 2016, age 17, he had to flee his home in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in fear of his life....

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