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NISHA AYUB
OF MALAYSIA
Tells her story of growing up transgender, and
how being thrown in prison made her an advocate for transgender rights.
POSTED 01.27.15
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Nisha Ayub of Malaysia tells her story of growing up transgender, and how being thrown in prison made her an advocate for transgender rights.
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Jabu Pereira talks about the intersections of racial and gender oppression in their native South Africa, and urges us to remember those who have fallen.
MEENA SESHU
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Meena Seshu, founder and Secretary General of SANGRAM, an Indian NGO, on the intersections of activism on behalf of women, LGBT people, and sex workers
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BISI ALIMI OF NIGERIA
Bisi Alimi was the first Nigerian to openly declare his sexuality on national television, an event which transformed Nigeria's discussion of sexuality -- and threatened his life.
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KENITA PLACIDE OF ST. LUCIA
Kenita Placide, a St. Lucian LGBT activist, shares her personal story of reluctantly becoming a leader in the LGBT community in the Caribbean.
ALICE NKOM OF CAMEROON
Why has 69-year-old Alice N’kom risked everything to defend gays in a country where homosexuality is illegal? Because ‘someone has to do this.’
ESSY OF KENYA
Ruth Messinger (AJWS) talks with Essy, an activist based in Kenya who often dialogues with people hostile to
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