It all began with a call for pitches on the AfroQueer social media pages which turned into a full-blown quest to find the filmmaker behind one of the first feature-length LGBTQ+ films ever made in West Africa.
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Season 2: Episode 03
Ostracized by his family in Uganda for being gay, a lonely Gibson leaves for Kenya after he survives an attempted acid attack.
Season Two: Episode 02
In this episode we journey with Tshepo Ricki Kgositau through her experience of gender transitioning that led to her finally living fully in her true identity.
Season Two: Episode 01
What happens when our own truths are subjected to constant medical tests and public scrutiny? Female athletes singled out for sex testing and the unnecessary testosterone therapy stay defiant and we love it!
BONUS EPISODE Criminalization and Colonization
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In this episode, we investigate why laws that criminalize homosexuality in Kenya exist and why activists with support of the LGBTQ+ community are fighting hard to get rid of them.
Intro
We meet Selly Thiam, our host, and FannyAnn Eddy—a Sierra Leonean lesbian activist murdered in 2004.
Season One: Episode 01
Born out of resistance, has Johannesburg Pride evolved into a capitalist, middle class, mostly-white affair?
Season One: Episode 02
What is the cost of visibility and when does it become too high? This episode, we look at what happens when the police raid a Uganda Gay Pride event.
Season One: Episode 03
In this episode we wonder, do apps like Grindr do enough to protect their users on the continent? We speak to people who have experienced the good, bad and ugly side of the app and also speak to Grindr on the issue.
Season One: Episode 04
This is a story about two men who met, fell in love and got married. That should have been the end of it. But instead, their wedding broke the Nigerian internet.