2021 has been a really rough year for Ghana’s LGBTQI people. Police raided and shut down a queer community center in Accra; 21 people attending a paralegal workshop in the city of Ho were arrested and locked up for 21 days before the case was dropped; and eight MPs have come up with draft legislation that, if adopted, makes it a crime just to be queer or a queer ally. But the LGBT community are fighting back – with a #KilltheBill campaign
Edem Robby, a Ghanaian filmmaker, reports on what’s been happening and why – and, in a rare interview, she sits down with some of the so-called Ho 21 to hear the horrifying story of their arrests.
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Season Four: Episode 1
In 2008, after moving to the port city of Kisumu in western Kenya, Paula Abuor decided to open up her house to other LGBTQ people. Meeting in bars and parks was just too risky – and, as one of Kenya’s LGBTQ ‘elders’, she really wanted young Kenyans setting out on their queer journeys to have a safe space where they could be themselves, embraced by love when their families and friends wouldn’t accept them.
Season Three : Episode 04
The year is 1884. The Kingdom of Buganda has a new King, Kabaka Mwanga II. He is a teenager and everybody’s talking about him, his sexuality, and the young men in his court.
Season Three : Episode 03
In 2016 two women meet and fall in love, online. They live on different continents, and the choices they make will bring them together or force them apart.
Season Three : Episode 02
Coming out to a parent can be tough. In this episode AfroQueer shares a slice of queer African fiction, to bring you courage.
Season Three : Episode 01
One night in Marrakech, a woman called Manal crashes her car, and when the police are called to the scene, they do everything but help her.
The Joy and The Privilege
In this episode, we tell you a bit about why we do what we do! We are excited to bring you this rebroadcast from an interview with… Read more “The Joy and The Privilege”
How Are You Doing?
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Season Two: Episode 06
“Closets are for clothes.”
Yet we say that a queer person who hasn’t come out is in the proverbial closet. In this episode, we share African coming out stories entrusted to us. This is the high we all need as we go on break.
Do share your coming out stories with us in the comment section. 🙂
Season Two : Episode 05
A queer woman named K travels to visit family in Somalia. After a few weeks, she disappears. Her friends back home in Minneapolis feared the worst and set out to find her and bring her home.