Tag Archives: Trans

Yas needs shelter and health care, but Cameroon lacks resources to help Homeless transgender woman Yas COMMENTARY In Douala, Yas, a 37-year-old trans woman, lives in extreme poverty and constant danger. Rejected by her family and a victim of repeated violence, she is now homeless, without healthcare and without protection. Her situation illustrates the dramatic vulnerability of trans people in …

Yas has survived physical violence, but now struggles to find food and shelter Flag of Cameroon By Steeves Winner In Douala, behind the invisible walls of marginalization, Yas, a trans woman, struggles daily for her survival. A survivor of physical violence, she bears the scars of rejection and abandonment in her body and mind. “I barely have anywhere to sleep, …

Angel Maxine’s latest music video exposes violence suffered by LGBTQ Ghanaians   Transgender Ghanaian artist Angel Maxine has released a new video, “Coward.” The following report was originally published by Rightify Ghana. Ghanaian transgender musician and human rights activist Angel Maxine has released a striking new protest song and short film titled “Coward” — a fearless artistic statement that exposes the hidden …

Faced with transphobia in the country’s healthcare system, trans women in Cameroon looked across Africa for solutions to access Hormone Replacement Therapy. An informal network is adopting these interventions. When she was 21 years old, Chanelle Kouankep, a Cameroonian trans woman, was sent away from home by her father. Kouankep was forced to move in with a friend in an …

Authors call on governments to legalize trans identities and prosecute violence Map of Middle East and North Africa. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa are ensnared in a vicious cycle of state-sponsored criminalization, systemic legal disenfranchisement, and pervasive social hostility, according to a new report from the Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute. The report documents …