For activists everywhere the fight for equality remains a constant struggle. It becomes an issue when the government threatens to infringe on the rights of people to fight for the common of good humanity. The government of Tanzania has emphasised that they will deport foreign activists and close down organisations that campaign for the rights…
In October, two groups researching the effectiveness of a potential breakthrough drug in the fight against HIV did something unusual. They announced that the therapy they were testing, an antiretroviral drug called Truvada, had proved effective enough to end the randomized phases of the trials, and that they were offering the pill to all of the studies’ participants. The…
The story of Eyricka King went viral after her mother gave an account of the harassment she was facing at the Franklin Correctional Facility, a state owned prison for men. King, a black transwoman has allegedly suffered from sexual and physical abuse and is in solitary confinement. She has also been denied access to medical treatment….
It is official. Olumide Popoola’s highly anticipated book When We Speak of Nothing is here. We at The Rustin Times are always excited about literature by Africans that shed light on the complexities of queerness and the reality that we live in. The book also explores the intersectionality of being queer and black and how…
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