I am hanging out with my nieces and my nephew at a small café in Addis Ababa. As we are waiting for our…
Ethioqueer’s latest podcast, scheduled to be released in three days, is a fascinating and important conversation about the challenges the LBTQ community that…
What did you think of the magazine? I was very happy with the magazine. A lot of us are hiding this part of…
We can have an alias, a pseudonym, thinking that hiding our real names will provide us with a cover. We can use VPNs…
“Looking back to when I came out to you, what are some thoughts that come to you?” I randomly texted my niece who…
“If you are silent about your pain, they will kill you and say you enjoyed it.” - Zora Neal Hurtson There is something…
“What the hell is queer tho????” was the question posed by Fiona in response to our podcast about dating. We thank Fiona for…
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…