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Photo Gallery: Notes of hope

We’re celebrating Pride month with notes by activists and LGBTQ+ people from Ghana to their younger selves that inspire hope and self-acceptance.

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A note on yellow paper nestled amongst some red and green leaves reads: "I am beautifully and wonderfully made by God"

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The Community Collective, a group of LGBTQ+ people and activists from Ghana, share their inner feelings in a show of strength and solidarity. Pseudonyms used throughout for safety reasons.

A handwritten note on a blank piece of paper held by a person with a black hand reads: "You are doing better than you think" with a small hand drawn love heart to the right
A note on a torn piece of lined paper resting on a plant with green fronds reads: "I won't let this country break me"
Overlapping outlines of circles in blue ink almost fill a blank white piece of paper held by a person with a black hand
A note, held by a black in the air against a backdrop of buildings and trees reads: “Hey you, just wanted to let you know I am proud of the human you are growing into. Keep being amazing and do not give up just yet.”
A yellow note resting on square tiles reads: "Hi Boo I love you"
Three individual post-it notes read: Freedom (on top of a sketch), Joy (on top of mutli-coloured material), Love (against a row of books)
A handwritten note on a torned lined piece of paper resting on a bed of green plants with small white flowers reads: Hey little me! I'm proud of you!
A handwritten note on a small piece of lined paper reads: Love-Acceptance-Courage

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