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New Online Course: Media Advocacy for LGBTQI+ Equality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by Taboom Editor

Course Dates: 25 – 29 January 2021. Apply by 18 December 2020 to join this free interactive online course.

Children’s Radio Foundation and Taboom launch new LGBTQI+ Media Advocacy Toolkit

Posted on November 25, 2020December 8, 2020 by Taboom Editor

The handbook includes practical tips and resources to help civil society groups and activists use media advocacy skills to advance LGBTQI+ rights across Africa.

LGBT in Africa: ‘Persecution at home made me an immigrant’

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Taboom Editor

BBC Africa speaks to a trans woman from Somalia and a femme/non-binary queer person from Ethiopia who found asylum abroad.

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Intersex Surgeries Halted During COVID-19

Posted on August 7, 2020September 11, 2020 by Taboom Editor

COVID-19 has stopped unnecessary surgeries, often performed on children without consent, said Crystal Hendricks of Intersex South Africa.

Taboom receives new grant from the National Endowment for Democracy

Posted on July 3, 2020August 12, 2020 by Taboom Editor

The grant will help journalists and civil society activists report on and monitor media coverage of LGBTQI+ rights in Africa.

Taboom Director leads Online Reuters Course on LGBTQI+ Reporting

Posted on June 29, 2020September 11, 2020 by Taboom Editor

16 journalists from across Sub-Saharan Africa participated in the week-long Thomson Reuters Foundation workshop.

Taboom Launches Reporting Guide on Sexual and Gender Minorities & Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa (2nd Ed.)

Posted on June 10, 2020September 11, 2020 by Taboom Editor

The updated handbook includes new reporting tips and resources to assist journalists as they report on LGBTQI+ issues and religion in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Taboom Director Brian Pellot hosts Swedish Embassy panel for IDAHOBIT

Posted on May 25, 2020September 11, 2020 by Taboom Editor

The panel discussed how queer communities are experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic and how creativity and the creative industries can spur positive change in times of crisis.

Taboom leads fundraising workshop for Global Network of Rainbow Catholics

Posted on February 15, 2020September 11, 2020 by Taboom Editor

The webinar included advice on fundraising strategies, donor outreach, and grant-writing skills. 

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Transgender Zimbabweans lack gender-affirming healthcare amid economic turmoil

Posted on February 2, 2020March 11, 2020 by Taboom Editor

HARARE – Transgender people in Zimbabwe who wish to transition lack access to gender-affirming healthcare and hormone therapy, a reality rooted in institutional transphobia that has worsened in recent years as Zimbabwe’s economic malaise has deepened.

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