The U.S. Agency for International Development and other bilateral donors announced last week a new commitment to infuse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights into their development agendas. The move, however, left some activists and civil society leaders to wonder: Where does the world’s largest multilateral donor stand on LGBTI rights? The World Bank …
It was the summer of 2014, I was sitting in a boardroom with the air condition on and I was inside sweating. It was a blazing hot outside in the summer heat of London. That day I was waiting for the board meeting of Stonewall housing to start. I had just been recruited as a …
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Bisi Alimi, the first open gay rights activist from Lagos Nigeria, tells us the story of his friend Ibrahim – his best friend who died of AIDS in a country ruled by religion and extreme conservatism. His mission is to …
There are 81 countries in the world where homosexuality is illegal and 37 of them are in Africa. Speakers include Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, co-founder of UK Black Pride and Nigerian social commentator, columnist and activist, and Bisi Alimi. They highlight the campaigns of African gay lesbian and queer artists, activists and leaders. Chaired by Jessica Horn, …
In America the Moth has been organising storytelling events since 1997. Now it’s arrived in London to launch monthly sessions. The stories told on stage are largely autobiographical and at times highly intimate. But will the reveal-all formula work outside the USA? "The reason I started the Moth was simple," says George Dawes Green. "I …