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“I didn’t always feel like I belonged…”this is the beginning of our Anonymous Q***r Voice Notes seriesa space for quiet ...
08/04/2026

“I didn’t always feel like I belonged…”

this is the beginning of our Anonymous Q***r Voice Notes series

a space for quiet truths, shared safely

what did this make you feel?

if you’d like to share your own story anonymously, send us a voice note.
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🚨 COMMUNITY CALL 🚨We’re currently putting together a resource document of safe & trusted q***r shelters and community sp...
23/03/2026

🚨 COMMUNITY CALL 🚨

We’re currently putting together a resource document of safe & trusted q***r shelters and community spaces in Kenya.

If you know any verified safe houses, emergency shelters, or community-led spaces, we’d really appreciate you sharing them with us via DM or email.

Please only share trusted & currently active spaces. Any support and help in this is highly appreciated.

This post will only be up for a few hours and will be deleted shortly after for safety reasons.
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The situation in Senegal has reached a breaking point. 🇸🇳💔Last week, the National Assembly voted 135–0 to pass some of t...
16/03/2026

The situation in Senegal has reached a breaking point. 🇸🇳💔

Last week, the National Assembly voted 135–0 to pass some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the region. By doubling prison terms to 10 years and criminalizing the “promotion” of our existence, the state is attempting to legislatively erase the q***r community.

This crackdown—led by PM Ousmane Sonko—follows a terrifying wave of arrests in February and a surge in online “outing” campaigns. This isn’t just a law; it’s a green light for violence.

As the bill waits for President Faye’s signature, we must raise our voices. We cannot let our siblings be hunted in silence.

Stand with Senegal. Share the truth. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾
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09/03/2026

POV: Your playlist understands the assignment. 🌍🏳️‍🌈✨

Janelle. Amaarae. Nakhane. The trio we didn’t know we needed (but definitely deserved).

Turn it up. 🔊

What are some of YOUR favourite music? Share and tag; we’d love to add more to our playlist!
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From Lagos to London.What began as an independently produced q***r Nigerian love story made under constraint now returns...
05/03/2026

From Lagos to London.

What began as an independently produced q***r Nigerian love story made under constraint now returns on an international stage.

When Ìfé first premiered, it carved space where there was very little. It insisted that q***r Nigerian women could be centred — tenderly, fully, unapologetically — even in a landscape where visibility itself was political.

Now, Ìfé: The Sequel premieres at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival — one of the world’s leading LGBTQIA+ film fests — marking a powerful moment of institutional recognition.

📍 World Premiere: Monday, March 23, 2026 — BFI Southbank (Sold Out)
📍 London Second Screening: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 — BFI Southbank, London

This evolution is bigger than a continuation of characters.
It represents expansion.
Expansion into institutional spaces & global cinema conversations and of q***r African storytelling beyond the margins.

The sold-out premiere is proof: the demand for these stories is real, growing and global.
For those in London, March 24th is not simply another screening date. It’s an opportunity to show up for representation, legacy and collective visibility.

To attend is to participate.
To fill the room is to affirm that q***r African narratives are not peripheral — they are central.
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***r ***rNigerianStories

March is Bisexual Health Awareness Month 💜Bisexual and bi+ people face some of the highest mental health disparities wit...
03/03/2026

March is Bisexual Health Awareness Month 💜

Bisexual and bi+ people face some of the highest mental health disparities within the LGBTQ+ community — largely due to stigma, erasure, and being invalidated in both heterosexual and q***r spaces.

In many African contexts, bisexuality is dismissed as confusion, hypersexualised, or treated as a phase. That erasure has real consequences: delayed healthcare, internalised shame, and isolation.

Bisexual health is not just about STI testing.
It includes mental health, safety, community belonging, and access to affirming care.

Bi+ Africans exist. We are not “half.” We are whole.

This month, we centre visibility, dignity, and access to care.

💭 What does bisexual health mean to you?
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Q***r African stories have always existed - even when silenced.Under the Udala Trees reminds us that survival is resista...
23/02/2026

Q***r African stories have always existed - even when silenced.

Under the Udala Trees reminds us that survival is resistance. That faith, family and q***rness don’t have to be enemies - even when society insists they are.

Some of us were taught to pray the q***rness away.
Some of us are still healing from that.

Question for you: Would you want AfroQ***r to unpack faith vs q***rness in African contexts in a future episode?
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***r ***rliterature ***rvoices

17/02/2026

AfroQ***r is now on TikTok.

New platform. Same mission.
Archiving African q***r voices in real time.

Come find us there.
Follow ***rpodcast
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***r ***rcommunity ***rafrica ***rvoicesq

13/02/2026

“Something is shifting in the East. 🌍🏳️‍🌈

From the courtrooms of Nairobi to the streets of Soroti, the legal walls built to contain us are starting to crack. Today, the case made a massive return to the Kenya Court of Appeal-and we finally have a date with destiny

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Language shapes how we survive.Before “q***r,” “non-binary,” “pansexual,” many of us already were — we just didn’t have ...
09/02/2026

Language shapes how we survive.
Before “q***r,” “non-binary,” “pansexual,” many of us already were — we just didn’t have shared words yet.

Some of us borrowed language.
Some of us rejected it.
Some of us are still searching.

We’re curious:
What words, names, or phrases held you before you had the language you use now?

Comment if you feel safe.
DM us if you don’t.
Both count.
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