In Whispers and Shouts, the third volume in our Queer Activism in Africa anthology series, 21 more human rights defenders from across the continent share their origin stories and activist journeys. These intimate testimonies of strength and vulnerability, all available in both English and French, document and elevate this collective fight for LGBTQI+ equality. Queer and ally artists bring each story to life with original illustrations.
Free Download: Whispers and Shouts: Queer Activism in Africa, Volume 3 — High-Resolution (56 MB) or Mid-Resolution (16 MB) or Low-Resolution (6 MB).
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In Courage To Share, the second volume in our Queer Activism in Africa anthology series, 28 more human rights defenders from across the continent share their origin stories and activist journeys. These intimate testimonies of strength and vulnerability, all available in both English and French, document and elevate this collective fight for LGBTQI+ equality. Queer and ally artists bring each story to life with original illustrations.
Free Download: Courage To Share: Queer Activism in Africa, Volume 2 — High-Resolution (37 MB) or Mid-Resolution (13 MB) or Low-Resolution (8 MB).
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Our French handbook “Couverture des Minorités Sexuelles et de Genre et de la Religion en Afrique : Un Guide de Reportage pour les Journalistes : Version Française,” published in 2022, updates our English SSOGIE and religion reporting guide (below) with Francophone sources and resources from North Africa.
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In Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours: Stories of Queer Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa, 20 human rights defenders from across the continent share their activist journeys and reveal what inspires their fight for LGBTQI+ equality. This anthology by Taboom Media and GALA Queer Archive was published 17 May 2021 to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
Free Download: Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours: Stories of Queer Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa —High-Resolution (31 MB) or Mid-Resolution (14 MB) or Low-Resolution (8 MB).
Our handbook “Covering Sexual and Gender Minorities & Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Reporting Guide for Journalists (2nd Edition),” published in 2020, updates our original guide and includes brand new sections on SSOGIE reporting, religion reporting, journalist safety and wellness, and source safety and digital security.
Our handbook “Investigating Anti-LGBTQI+ Hate: A Reporting Guide for Journalists,” published in 2019, features relevant background, tips, and sources to help journalists investigate and report on how faith groups and NGOs foment anti-LGBTQI+ hatred in the U.S. and abroad.
Free Download: “Investigating Anti-LGBTQI+ Hate: A Reporting Guide for Journalists”
The Children’s Radio Foundation’s LGBTQI+ Media Advocacy Toolkit, published in 2020, was developed in partnership with Taboom Media, thanks to a grant from the Other Foundation. It was written by Taboom’s founding director Brian Pellot.
Free Download: “LGBTQI+ Media Advocacy Toolkit”
Out & Proud Media Guide was published in June 2021 with implementing partners the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), COSPE Onlus, Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), Nyasa Rainbow Alliance (NRA), Rock of Hope (ROH) and Trans Research, Education, Advocacy and Training (TREAT). The guide provides journalists, the media and LGBTQI+ human rights activists in Southern Africa new tools for media engagement.
Our handbook “Covering Sexual and Gender Minorities & Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Reporting Guide for Journalists (1st Edition)” includes a resource and source guide to assist journalists as they report on these sensitive topics. An archive of trainee stories that have emerged from the workshops is available in the guide, here, and here.
In 2017, we brought trainees from our 2016 Cape Town workshop to the U.S. for panels on reporting challenges and opportunities they face when covering religion and LGBTQI+ issues across Sub-Saharan Africa. The video from our flagship panel at the National Endowment for Democracy in D.C. is available here and below.
In November 2014, we organized and led a week-long journalism training workshop in Yangon with 15 journalists from across Myanmar aimed at improving reporting coverage of religious freedom and conflict. A summary of the training is available here. A list of resources used during the training is here.
We co-authored the Second Edition of Religion News Association’s Reporting on Religion Primer (free download).
See our reporting guide on Covering and Avoiding Religious Hate Speech, made possible with support from Google.
Watch Moderating Religious Hatred Online, a September 2014 Google Hangout panel we hosted and moderated featuring media professionals from across the world debating and discussing how best to moderate online comments when religious hatred and intolerance come into play.
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