They were long distance dating and the partner who lived abroad was returning home after spending some time in Addis Ababa and I…
“What is it like?” She was asking about my experience of being a masculine-of-center woman who lives in Ethiopia. It took me a…
"At one point, I walked away and burst into tears …. I cried like a little baby from just the joy of it.…
June is Pride Month and we asked Ethiopian LBTQs to submit a picture that represents pride to them. These slides are a selection…
A few years ago, I was going through a rather rough time. I have the tendency to not sleep or eat well when…
#1 Major fear ... curiosity … so many mixed emotions. I kissed men before I ever kissed a woman. And it might just…
“I believe she has a right to live her life in any way that fits her desires,” Sabela says. She further articulates that…
I am a cis gendered bisexual who has yet to have the opportunity to fully explore parts of my sexuality. Let me explain. …
I am a queer cis Ethiopian young woman who has had the privilege of coming to terms with my sexual identity outside of…
It all started when I was 18 years old and I started liking a girl who sat next to me in class. I…
Fear, dread, and exhaustion… those were the first reactions I had to discovering my queerness. Growing up in a conservative and religious Ethiopian…
Wahira LaBelle is a revolutionary East African sister currently living in the United States. She left home due to transphobia and she was kind enough to answer our questions in regards to her activism, her journey and what advice she would give young trans people from the African continent. Could you tell us a little…
“This question takes me to an experience I had several years ago,” recounted Helina when asked about safe sex. “We had a scare…
"… the love and tenacity of two queer women can still thrive in the presence of fire" “I’ve canceled the dinner reservation I’d…
She is a femme, a mother and a wife. So, to the Ethiopian eye, solidly heterosexual. I am the stereotypical woman “homosexual” -…
Being queer in Ethiopia is the most depressing and loneliest feeling that any human can possibly feel. I wholeheartedly believe that we queer…