Built a global platform amplifying queer voices and advancing intersectional justice. Led growth from concept to community, launching campaigns, forging international partnerships, and driving engagement across digital and experiential channels. Positioned Queer Motherland as a bold, inclusive space for activism, education, and systemic change.

Queer Motherland

In March 2025, I launched Queer Motherland at the Free Mom Hugs Love Revolution Conference, presenting on African queerness and intersectionality. I traced colonial and religious roots of homophobia and called for inclusive narratives and transnational solidarity.

This moment positioned Queer Motherland as a nonprofit championing advocacy, education, and community for LGBTQ+ Africans across the diaspora.

Tell a friend to tell a friend it’s Queer Motherland’s 1st annual Queersgiving celebration!! Queer Motherland is partnering with @dallasblackqueercollective to bring queer black and African people together during the holidays to eat INSAN
On this week’s Queer African spotlight Queer Motherland is highlighting the transformative work of @christabelmintahgalloway ! She is a lesbian Nigerian and Ghanaian author, podcast host, influencer, and activist for queer liberation across the
Burkina Faso’s anti-LGBTQ law targets millions of queer Africans in the country sentencing them to 2 to 5 years in prison if they are accused and found to be part of the community. The country has never had antisodomy laws before now and this
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN DAY!! 💝🤍🧡 Happy international day to all the African lesbians across the world! 🌍🇳🇬🇱🇷🇬🇭🇿🇦🇪🇹🇪🇷🇩🇿🇺🇬🇲🇦🇦🇴🇰🇪🇸🇩🇸🇳🇳🇪🇹🇬🇨🇩 Happy international day to all the Caribbean lesbians across the world
ATTENTION!!! WE HAVE A NEWSLETTER!!!! The Queer Motherland Newsletter has been launched where anyone can subscribe for FREE and be updated with updates happening with QM, news about LGBTQ+ Africans across the diaspora, and our monthly member submissi
Ghana’s anti LGBTQ bill also known as the “Family Values” has created a treacherous environment for the queer Ghanaian community as they fight for more liberation and more representation for themselves. The bill is backed by religio
WE HAVE A SUBSTACK EVERYONE!! 😊🫂🥹🤩🤩 and one of our first posts (written by our Ghanaian lesbian board member) is on the topic of the Moroccan activist Ibtissam “Betty” Lachgar and her t shirt that read “Allah is lesbian.”
LET’S GIVE IT UP FOR THE BISEXUAL AFRICANS!!! Here’s a quick history lesson and why celebrating bisexual Africans is so so important!! 💖💜💙 Bisexual Visibility Day (9/23) was first celebrated in 1999 with its first observance at the In
This Saturday we’re highlighting @obodo_nigeria for their amazing work spotlighting LGBTQ+ issues in Nigeria and making a community for Nigerians. The founder @matthew.blaise has created a community full of beauty, resistance, and joy for mil
This Wednesday we’re spotlighting the beautiful, radiant Amara Ogara!! Amara is a Nigerian lesbian is a director of the short film, This is Not You, where she brings light to the lesbian African experience with friendship, love, and storytelli
Bringing you all more queer African shows and movies to watch with your friends, family, or comfortably with yourself!! It is important to show the love and resilience of who we are and who we can be in media and these are some of Queer Motherland fa
Queer Motherland is back with our second book club!! On October 19, 2025 1-3 pm we will be hosting another book club at @pac_dallas and we will be discussing the novel Under the Udala Trees by @chinelo.okparanta The novel follows the life of a lesb

Queer Motherland Highlights

  • Launched a monthly book club featuring queer African authors and novels, fostering cultural dialogue and community connection.

  • Invited to vendor at Dallas Hope Charities Pride event, raising over $70 to support Queer Motherland’s advocacy initiatives.

  • Delivered a public presentation at the Dallas Hope Charities LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Vigil, addressing mental health disparities affecting queer Africans.

  • Interviewed on CBS Texas News during Pride Month, speaking on the importance of visibility and advocacy for queer Africans.

  • Built and manage Queer Motherland’s global board, selecting five queer African leaders from diverse regions after interviewing dozens of applicants.

  • Presented at the PFLAG 2025 Convention in Chicago alongside Education Policy Strategist Jember Feuilladieu, unpacking the cultural, historical, and political forces shaping African Queerness and Intersectionality for an audience of 50+ attendees.

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  • Spotlight on current events affecting queer Africans across the diaspora, with timely commentary and calls to action.

  • Promotion of community events, including local gatherings, virtual panels, and cultural celebrations.

  • Sharing personal stories collected from queer Africans, amplifying lived experiences and fostering connection.

  • Advocacy for African queer voices, highlighting individuals to follow, support, and learn from.

  • Support for grassroots organizations, regularly featuring nonprofits and initiatives doing meaningful work in LGBTQ+ spaces.

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