Every year on May 17, we stand together to honor the strength, resilience, and beauty of us. In a world that too often…
When my niece told me she was a lesbian, I was happy she trusted me. I’m a lesbian and I am out to…
Growing up in Ethiopia, homosexuality was taught to be wrong from an early age. I don’t remember ever hearing anything different. Everything was…
በዚህ የሌዝቢያን ሳምንት ስለ ደስታ ማውራት እፈልጋለሁ። ህመምን ችላ የሚል የደስታ አይነት ግን አይደለም፤ ይልቅ በህመም ውስጥ ስለሚበቅለው ዓይነት ደስታ ነው። እኔ ኢትዮጵያ…
This Lesbian Visibility Week, I want to talk about joy. Not the kind of joy that ignores pain, but the kind that grows…
Recently, homophobic hate speech has become alarmingly common on TikTok. Users attack, mock, and insult us, spreading false information disguised as scientific fact.…
Love Retold And so the story goes Boy meets girl and falls Girl meets boy, then folds Into herself, she goes keeping her…
Welcome to the 15th issue of Nisnis—we’re thrilled to present our latest release! This issue’s theme is “Love Notes,” a collection of letters…
The desire to know ourselves is so strong when we’re kids, but it’s tough because there aren’t many resources out there. No one…
I didn’t learn to accept myself overnight. For a long time, I felt like a sinner, convinced that Jesus was angry with me…
መልካም ዓለም አቀፍ የሴቶች ቀን! Happy International Women’s Day!
I’ve been feeling sadder while reflecting on the queer community and my experience in Ethiopia. After going through that hate campaign, I’ve noticed…
በአንዱ ቀን ማለዳ ከእንቅልፏ ስትነቃ መጀመርያ እኔን ማግኘት እና ማቀፍ ፈልጋለች። እኔም በሀሳብ ረመጥ ተነክሬ ከናፍቆት ዋርካ ስር በመቀመጥ በተስፋ …
በደስታ እና በፍርሃት ድብልቅልቅ ባለስሜት በምናቤ የደነስኩ ነበር። የማወቅ ጉጉት ነበረኝ ከሁሉም በላይ ደግሞ ሌሎች ኩዊር ሰዎችን ለማግኘት በጣም ጓጉቻለሁ። በዚያን ጊዜ፣ “ማህበረሰብን…
I was doing a little mental dance, caught up in a mix of excitement and nerves. I was curious and, more importantly, desperate…
Life is not what you expect. I say this because unexpected things can happen without you even realizing it. Call it an accident…