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Tag: Zimbabwe
Transgender Zimbabweans lack gender-affirming healthcare amid economic turmoil
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.
Africanews Q&A: Covering Sexual and Gender Minorities in Africa
Ignatius Annor hosts a conversation with Zimbabwean human rights advocate Isabella Matambanadzo, Cape Town-based journalist Carl Collison, and Nigeria-based Professor Kola Adebayo for Africanews.
Taboom co-facilitates media engagement workshops in Zimbabwe
In November 2019, Taboom Media teamed up with GALZ to lead five workshops, lectures, panels, and trainings for more than 100 journalists and activists n Harare and Bulawayo.
Taboom leads LGBTQI+ media engagement trainings across Zimbabwe
In November 2018, Taboom Media held four workshops for journalists and civil society leaders in Harare, Bulawayo, and Mutare, Zimbabwe.
Taboom receives Arcus Foundation support for religion and media stakeholder engagement around LGBTQI+ rights in Africa
The support will bolster our ongoing efforts to improve media coverage of religion and LGBTQI+ rights across Sub-Saharan Africa.
For male sex workers in Zimbabwe, discrimination and abuse are the norm
HARARE, Zimbabwe — “You have not graduated into sex work if you are not raped,” Munashe said of what he has come to consider a terrible inevitability for male sex workers who have sex with men in Zimbabwe.
Taboom Director Brian Pellot quoted in Reuters article on LGBTQI+ rights in Zimbabwe
“This widespread belief that scripture is inherently homophobic doesn’t hold up when you look at the text in its entirety and with an open mind,” said Brian Pellot.
Taboom Director Brian Pellot leads workshop on gender and sexuality reporting in Zimbabwe
The training in Harare focused on ethical and responsible gender and sexuality reporting.
Church condom restrictions in rural Zimbabwe linked to rise in teen pregnancies
HARARE, Zimbabwe — With Zimbabwe’s government deep in debt, churches play a critical role in providing free or subsidized sexual health clinics, maternity homes, and schools. Their support comes at a price.
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