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#ComingOutStories 2: Lollitah and self acceptance - I am Lollitah... Having been brought up in a strict Christian background I have always refuted me being Queer to my parents, my peers and even to myself...Continue reading #ComingOutStories 2: Lollitah and self acceptance →
#ComingOutStories 1: “Some call it coming out, I call it self-affirmation” - “He looks good, she isn’t bad either” … The little straight nose, red smiling lips, wide gleaming eyes, straight hair; expressions of awe, mischief, startled… Like the slipping sands in one’s hand, memories of childhood fade with the passing time.Continue reading #ComingOutStories 1: “Some call it coming out, I call it self-affirmation” →
Politics and LGBTQ people of Morocco: When politically sponsored hate-speech threatens Moroccan’s sexual and gender minorities. - Is it the trend in Morocco for LGBTQ+ people to be the punching bag of politicians? Last year, after the scandalous statement made by the Moroccan Human Rights Minister, Dr. Mustapha Ramid in 2017 tagging LGBTQ+ people as “scums” in a response to a journalist’s question; former Prime Minister of Morocco, Abdelilah Benkirane has recentlyContinue reading Politics and LGBTQ people of Morocco: When politically sponsored hate-speech threatens Moroccan’s sexual and gender minorities. →
Mauritius: A quagmire between increased acceptance of LGBTQ people and homophobia - Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network published its No. 225 bulletin on democracy, governance, economic conditions, and related issues in its 3rd publication for Mauritius. The two previous ones were in 2012 and 2014. Since its independence in 1968, Mauritius has taken pride in promoting its development based on democracy, good governance, human rights andContinue reading Mauritius: A quagmire between increased acceptance of LGBTQ people and homophobia →
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