On being a gender outsider
By Sté The more I grow up, the less I feel... womanly. It can be a bit of…
Don’t call me pretty: A STEM coming out story
By Dolly I don’t go to bars anymore. Technically, I don’t go to straight bars anymore but there’s…
Homosexuality is “unAfrican” in pre-colonial history (Essay)
By Cosmic Yoruba Such a thing did not exist in the African jungle...or not When I read a…
HOLAA Loves: Books on and by queer African & African Diasporic women
We love a good book. Sometimes there is nothing better than curling up with a blanket, a glass…
Thinking Beyond Sexual Identity pt II: I am a Lesbian
By Mammu / @mammumay This is part two read part one here. What type are you? Recently on an…
Warriors
By Thato Chuma There are women Who have let truth fill their mouths like sunrise Women Who have built…
TransForming
By Germaine 'TransForming' is an ongoing series of portraits by Germaine de Larch made in collaboration with trans*…
Choosing Friends
By Mfalme I come from a country where being a lesbian could earn one life in prison. My…
Life of a Transgender Sex worker
By Anon At over six-foot tall, with heels, and a body to rival any Hollywood starlet, Leigh cuts…
Hidden Love
By Priscilla My name is Priscilla. I grew up in a small town called Elliotdale. In Elliotdale…