Nyasha Zhakata – Global Director, The Dream Academy
My name is Nyasha Zhakata (Masi). I’m an out and proud 38-year-old lesbian mom of an incredible daughter. I’m an activist, human rights defender, and the Global Director of The Dream Academy,…
Zimbabwe
ADDED ON: 07/05/2022
Zimbabwe refuses to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual community.
ZIMBABWE has refused to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community to accept their predisposition. The local delegation led by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister…
ADDED ON: 03/05/2022
LGBTQ entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe call for more business support
At a business summit in Zimbabwe, LGBTQ entrepreneurs called for increased financial support for their businesses, as well as improved access to skills, loans, consultants, licensing and registration. Economic and structural injustices…
ADDED ON: 02/14/2022
Interview: ‘Zim still not a safe place for LGBTQ community’
Last year, South African celebrity Somizi Mhlongo was scheduled to travel to Zimbabwe as a guest of honour at the reopening of a top restaurant in Harare. But the trip never happened…
ADDED ON: 12/31/2021
Tutu’s Advocacy for LGBTQ Rights Did Not Sway Most of Africa
Desmond Tutu is being remembered for his passionate advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ people as well as his fight for racial justice. But the South African archbishop's campaign against homophobia had limited…
ADDED ON: 10/25/2021
Western Sanctions: Is Zimbabwe being punished for its strong views against gay rights?
WASHINGTON – The United States has defended its two-decades-old economic sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they only targeted those that undermine democratic processes or facilitate corruption. However, analysts believe that the West’s drive for…
ADDED ON: 05/21/2021
LGBTQ Africans struggle to navigate US asylum process
It is no secret that many LGBTQ individuals around the world live in fear of the negative implications that result from identifying outside the limits of cisgenderism and heteronormativity. For Africans living…
ADDED ON: 09/26/2020
Govt urged to recognise, research on intersex community
There are growing calls for government to recognise the existence of intersex persons and need for research to guide on the realities of the “hidden” community. Intersex is a general term used…
ADDED ON: 09/12/2020
Covid-19 and LGBTQ women in southern Africa – a test for universal human rights
Since March 2020, governments in southern Africa have imposed lockdown measures to control the spread of Covid-19 in the sub-region. The measures include the deployment of police and soldiers, with an apparent…
ADDED ON: 08/10/2020
ZimbabweanLivesMatter Hashtag Inspires Gays and Lesbians
The #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign on social media has inspired gays and lesbians to pick up the momentum and also call for their own rights to be respected in Zimbabwe. @KingBillius posted, "Seeing as…
ADDED ON: 02/28/2020
Lesbian speaks about the heartbreaking process of trying to ‘prove’ sexuality to the government
A lesbian from Zimbabwe has spoken out about how it took five gruelling years to convince the Home Office that she’s gay and should be granted asylum. Angel fled to the UK…
ADDED ON: 11/26/2019
Zimbabwe High Court Awards Damages In Ground Breaking Judgment
The Honourable Justice Bere awarded Ricky Nathanson, a transgender woman and activist originally from Bulawayo, $400,000 in damages. The High Court awarded Ms Nathanson damages for unlawful arrest, malicious prosecution and emotional…
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