Pan Africa ILGA

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Pan Africa ILGA
Formation2007
HeadquartersJohannesburg, Guateng
Location
  • South Africa
Co-Chair
Barbara Wangare
Co-Chair
Star Rugori
Executive Director
Nate Brown
Parent organization
ILGA
Staff
11 - 50
Website https://panafricailga.org/

Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) is the African region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).

Pan Africa ILGA is based in South Africa but holds annual regional conferences in different locations in Africa. Its third regional conference was held in Botswana in June 2018. [1] Pan Africa ILGA planned to hold its 2020 conference in West Africa, scheduling the conference to take place in Accra, Ghana in July 2020. [2] However, they faced religious opposition. An Ashanti regional chief and imam voiced opposition, [3] and Christian groups also voiced protest, [4] leading the government of Ghana to ban the conference. [5] [6]

Executive Board

ProfileNamePositionCountry of OriginTenure
A passionate East African gender minority rights activist, African queer, and trans feminist from Kenya who is the Executive director of East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network (EATHAN). [7] An East African network of trans and gender-diverse activists and organizations. She is instrumental in her role in the advocacy and representation of 26 trans & gender-diverse organizations and activists in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda to achieve legal, medical & social gender recognition in East Africa. With over 10 years of experience in trans & gender-diverse advocacy as well as SOGIESC [8] in Africa & globally, she has made strides in TGD movement growth in Africa. She is a 2021 OutRight Action International United Nations Religion Fellow who sits on several boards and committees such as The Interim Governing Body of the African Trans Network (ATN), a sub-regional network of TGD networks and organizations that amplify trans & gender-diverse Africans' voices collectively on the continent of Africa and globally; The Steering Committee of the International Trans Fund; The Executive Board of Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) and The Alternate Co-Secretary General of the ILGA World Board. [9] Barbara WangareCo-ChairKenya2021 -2023
Rugori has a track record of building capacities of organizations through community-led initiatives focused on upholding human rights and dignity within regional and international human rights frameworks. He was awarded a Bachelor of Political Economy from the University of Burundi. [10] He currently serves on the Pan Africa ILGA board as a Co-chair for 2021-2023.Star RugoriCo-ChairBurundi2021 -2023
A Nigerian-Cameroonian writer and Gender Inclusion Specialist teaching, training and sensitizing people and groups across communities on the need for gender equality, feminism and LGBT+ Rights inclusion. [11] Marline OluchiSecretaryNigeria2021 -2023

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  2. ↑ Daring lesbians, gays insist conference will be held in Ghana; ask for donor support, MyNews.gh, March 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Lily Wakefield, A regional chief Imam in Ghana has said that homosexuality is “evil” and he will not allow a “demonic” LGBT+ conference to “even step foot” in the country, Pink News , February 27, 2020. Accessed July 30, 3030.
  4. ↑ Haruna Yussif Wunpini, Coalition kicks against gay conference, Graphic Online, March 4, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Ghana bans LGBT+ conference after Christian groups protest, Reuters, March 12, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ Lily Wakefield, A historic LGBT+ rights conference that was planned to be held in Ghana has been banned by the country’s government, and it’s not because of coronavirus, Pink News , March 13, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2020.
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