Tag: LGBTQ+

Part one: “One day we were lying on the mattress and having a lively chat… She and I were wearing one gabby for two …”

Queer Ethiopia

(Part one) This is part one of a three part series. I have known that I was attracted to women since I was a kid, but I didn’t want to give it the time of day and think it through. I know I am a tomboy, and I attract a lot of women’s attention. However,… Continue reading Part one: “One day we were lying on the mattress and having a lively chat… She and I were wearing one gabby for two …”

Survey: Record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ rights

Queer Ethiopia

According to a survey that has just been released, 38 percent of young adults in sub-Saharan Africa said they want their governments to do more for LGBTQ+ rights.  The African Youth Survey, conducted by the international research firm PSB Insights, and supported by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation - an environmental and humanitarian nonprofit based in… Continue reading Survey: Record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ rights

Ethioqueer Podcast: Gratitude

Queer Ethiopia

As we complete the first season of Ethioqueer podcast, we would like to thank the people who participated. Given the homophobia in Ethiopia and the risks involved both in coming out and being outed, we are grateful for the trust that our guests exhibited. As queer people ourselves,  we know the real risks that they… Continue reading Ethioqueer Podcast: Gratitude

ፈቃድ መጠየቅ: ስርዐተ ፆታ ጥቃት ይቁም 

Queer Ethiopia

በየአመቱ ከህዳር 16 - ታህሳስ 1 ድረስ በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ  ”ስርዐተ ፆታ ጥቃት ይቁም” በሚል የተለያዩ ዘመቻዎች እና ግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ ፕሮግራሞች ይዘጋጃሉ። ነገር ግን ሃገራችን ላይ ያለው ዘመቻ እና ግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ ፕሮግራም በፍፁም  ኩዊር ማህበረሰብን አካታች አይደለም።  ከዚህ ጋር ተያይዞ ዛሬ ላይ ማንሳት የፈለኩት የማህበረዊ ሚድያ አጠቃቀማችን ላይ ነው።  በምንኖርበት ሃገር እንደተቃራኒ ፃታ አፍቃሪያን በቀላሉ… Continue reading ፈቃድ መጠየቅ: ስርዐተ ፆታ ጥቃት ይቁም 

“[The magazine] has provided those of us who are in this life with strength”

Queer Ethiopia

What did you think of the magazine?I was very happy with the magazine. A lot of us are hiding this part of our life, we are in conflict with ourselves, we think we are so different from everyone and that we are the only ones who are like this. It is not only that the… Continue reading “[The magazine] has provided those of us who are in this life with strength”

ፍቅር ከቅርብ ጓደኛ

Queer Ethiopia

ከአንድ ታሳታፊ የደረሰንን ጥያቄ ለአንባቢያን በላክነው መሰረት አንድ አንባቢ እንዲህ መልሳዋለች።  “እንዴት ናችሁ ኩዊር ኢትዮጵያ የሆነች ነገር ላማክራችሁ ነበር። በጣም ከምቀርባት ጓደኛዬ ፍቅር ይዞኛል ምን ማድረግ እንዳለብኝ አላውቅም። ሴት እንደምትወድ አውቃለሁ ግን ከነገርኳት ጓደኝነታችንን ቢያሳጣኝስ ብዬ ስለምፈራ ስሜቴን መግለፅ ፈራሁ። ምን ላድርግ?” - አፍቃሪ  ከአዲስ  ምላሽ፡ እንደ እኔ እንደእኔ ተናግሮ ቁርጥን ማወቅ ይሻላል ባይ ነኝ::እስከመቼ… Continue reading ፍቅር ከቅርብ ጓደኛ

ትንሽ አለም ውስጥ ሙሉ ማንነታችን መኖር

Queer Ethiopia

 ሌዝቢያን መሆኔን ከተቀበልኩ ጀምሮ ለተለያዩ ሰዎች በተለያዩ አጋጣሚዎች በግልፅ ነግሬያቸዋለሁ:: ቅርብ ከምላቸው ጓደኞች አንስቶ በስራ አጋጣሚ እስካገኘኋቸው ሰዎች ድረስ:: ለእነዚህ ጓደኞችና ባልደረቦች ለመናገር የሚያነሳሱኝ ሁለት ምክንያቶች ናቸው፣ አንደኛ ይቀበሉኛል ወይም ምንም አይመስላቸውም ሲሄን ሁለተኛው ደግሞ የት ያገኙኛል አላውቃቸው አያውቁኝ የሚለው አስተሳሰብ ነው:: አብዛኛውን ጊዜ የመጀመሪያ ምክንያቴ ስህተት ሆኖ አግኝቼዋለሁ፤ በጥቂቱም ቢሆን ዋጋም አስከፍሎኛል:: ለረዥም አመት… Continue reading ትንሽ አለም ውስጥ ሙሉ ማንነታችን መኖር