Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours Paperback Book 9780620935340

In Hopes and Dreams 20 human rights defenders from SubSaharan Africa share their activist journeys and reveal what inspires their fight for LGBTIQ equality Some are deeply personal stories of selfdiscovery and acceptance Others chart the challenges LGBTIQ rights groups face in discriminatory environments All carry messages of hope and dreams for a better tomorrowQueer and ally artists bring each story to life with original illustrations that depict the joys and struggles of our collective movement The result is a beautiful archive and powerful anthology of resilienceMore than 40 people contributed to Hopes and Dreams and its accompanying videos over three short months The project emerged from a Media Advocacy for LGBTIQ Equality workshop Taboom Media hosted in January with activists from Angola Botswana the Democratic Republic of the Congo Eswatini Ghana Kenya Liberia Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda Zambia and ZimbabweHopes and Dreams was made possible through the generous support from the Arcus Foundation and the National Endowment for Democracy with additional support from The Sigrid Rausing Trust and the Norwegian Students...