SPOTLIGHT
Coming out can carry devastating consequences in Ethiopia, but ‘coming in’ offers an alternative path to solace and solidarity in a society that remains deeply hostile to the LGBTQ+ community.
The former Sauti Sol singer reflects on his journey from secrecy to liberation and why he’s comfortable being seen as an LGBTQ role model even if he sometimes feels like an imposter.
FEATURES
As LGBTQ+ Ethiopians fight on the frontlines for their survival and fundamental human rights, the community’s advocates, activists and allies must join...
In their inaugural editor’s letter Beza Lealem explains why they launched Fatteh — the first magazine of its kind for LGBTQ+ people in Ethiopia and the...
NEWS
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features Nigerian filmmakers, Ugandan students, Egyptian football execs and stories from Namibia,...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features a trans Ghanaian musician, Ugandan cabinet ministers, a South African Pride parade...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features a trans Ghanaian musician, Ugandan cabinet ministers, a South African Pride parade...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features a singer from Côte d'Ivoire, a Nigerian governor, Ethiopian asylum-seekers, and stories...
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The landmark ruling is the first known directive of its kind in Africa, according to Kenyan advocacy group Jinsiangu which supported the trans woman petitioner...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features blackmailers in Ghana, Kenyan lobbyists, agitators in Morocco, Nigerian ministers...
Revellers from Horn of Africa countries Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti and the global diaspora assembled in the Austrian capital to celebrate...
The majority of the 47 countries on the UNHRC voted in favour of keeping an expert focused on the protection of LGBTQ people. However, 15 countries voted...
Friedel Dausab, who successfully led a legal case against the criminalisation of gay
men in Namibia last year, is joining the Kaleidoscope Trust’s new...
Brenda Biya, the daughter of Cameroon’s president Paul Biya, came out as lesbian
last year despite the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in the central...
Palomino Jama was sworn in on June 17 during International Pride Month in a
positive step for LGBTQ+ representation in African politics.
The military government of the West African nation said it has adopted the draft of an
amended family code that outlaws same-sex relations.