Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that everyone deserves, no matter who they are.

Shishani is a multi award-winning and internationally touring artist whose versatility in music transcends genres and cultures.

Niccolo Cosme's journey into AI Art as a photographer, visual artist and creative director.

On this National Coming Out Day, I stand proud as an LGBT Ugandan activist.

Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and known as the first openly transgender Ghanaian musician.

Filmmaker Seeley Bjorksten is a nomadic filmmaker and digital artist telling impactful, nonfiction stories.

Ayodeji Otuyelu (He/Him) is a queer filmmaker, writer, and activist from Nigeria.

Snowflake Arizmendi is a Producer/Writer & Two-Spirit performance artist of Tzotzil, Yaqui & Raramuri heritage.

Filmmaker Roberto Fatal is a Two-Spirit, Non-binary filmmaker from Raramuri, Tewa Pueblo and Spanish heritage.

Devin Boss is a documentary filmmaker of Portland, Oregon's first mural dedicated to the Queer .community

Ugandan Poet ARTivist Hans Senfuma is using social media to stand up against the brutal Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA2024)

We wear the mask the grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, This debt we pay to human guile.

On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall riots began when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village.

During this season of Pride, when we celebrate the beauty, courage & resilience of the LGBTQ community worldwide, it's more vital than ever.

As we approach the Africa Pride 2024 events, let us revel in affirming a vibrant reality being manifested across the continent.

Our mission was: to weave threads of freedom, one stitch at a time thus defiantly changing lives of ordinary LGBTQIA+ Ugandans.

Especially those from the Black community who even now, especially in Africa, face the compounded struggle of racism and queer oppression.

The true battle isn't against the naysayers, the trolls, or those spewing hate & vitriol. The real fight is an internal one - a tug-of-war.

If there's one thing the LGBTQ and creative community knows deeply, it's that our courage to be seen creates the world we crave.

D. C. Wilkinson, an educator-turned-author's debut novel "Devin's Dreams" weaves a tale that transcends boundaries of time & self-identity.