Chakula, a programme at The Africa Centre, kicks off the year with events supporting Black and African LGBTQ+ communities across the UK and Africa. Upcoming collaborations include Miss Trans Global Advocacy Pageant, candle-making with The C House, and community talks with OUTpatients. The newsletter also spotlights queer archives, creative opportunities, and key LGBTQ+ rights updates. Read more
This fundraiser highlights the plight of four LGBTQ+ youth in Uganda facing persecution under the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. Through Action pour le Développement Durable (ADD-RDC), the campaign seeks £6,561 to help them relocate safely to the DRC and pursue six months of vocational training. Supported by The Africa Centre’s Chakula programme, it advocates safety, dignity, and empowerment for African LGBTQ+ youth. Read more
After being diagnosed with severe depression, the author came out to their parents and was met with rejection framed as cultural and religious rhetoric. Raised in a critical, homophobic Christian home, they found healing through research on Africa’s rich, often-erased queer history. This essay is a love letter to queer Africans past, present, and future, affirming that queerness is not un-African. Read more
Across Africa, queer people face criminalisation, violence, and systemic hostility. Over 30 countries outlaw same-sex relationships, forcing LGBTQ+ communities to adopt underground strategies for survival. In these hostile settings, visibility can be fatal, so movements are reclaiming invisibility as a tool of resistance and liberation. Read more