Equal Namibia
@EqualNamibia
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There is no freedom, if there is no equality. Join our movement for LGBTQ+ civil and human rights.
Windhoek, Namibia
Joined March 2021
The time for equality, Justice and liberation is now, sign our petition to #VetoTheBill here:
action.allout.org
Please sign this petition calling on the Namibian President to veto the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, end hate crimes and uphold human rights.
🚨 Urgent: Now is the time to turn up the pressure on Namibia’s President to reject a dangerous and sweeping anti-LGBT+ bill.
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🏳️🌈Budget Justice🇳🇦 We joined @ipprnamibia, @civic264 & @FinanceNamibia consultation — submitting our #NDP6 report on Queer Youth Inclusion & Social Protection. We call for: 🏠 Safe Spaces ⚖️ Anti-Hate Speech 🎓 Bursaries for LGBTQ+ youth A N$50m investment = 50k empowered youth.
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💙AFRICAN QUEER YOUTH DEFENDING DEMOCRACY💙 At #AthensDemocracyForum, Co-Founder, @omarvanreenen, bestowed the @KofiAnnanFdn #NextGenDemocracyPrize to this year’s laureate. “The award helped uplift our movement to resist democratic backsliding against state-sanctioned homophobia”
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🏛️⚖️ Passing the Torch of Democracy ⚖️🏛️ At #AthensDemocracyForum, 2024 laureate and our Co-Founder @omarvanreenen will bestow the Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize to 2025 recipient Julián Sastoque of Colombia. 🔴 Watch live: https://t.co/925CyqRleW
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Equal Namibia joined the #AGYO Alumni Workshop 2025 to share how young queer Namibians are mobilizing communities, driving civic engagement & advancing justice through strategic litigation. Our stories strengthen democracy, for Namibia & beyond. 🏳️🌈✊ #GlobalCitizens
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The Global Equality Caucus Africa Regional Chapter has grown from 25 to 85 parliamentarians in just one year. GEC looks forward to working closely with legislators, civil society, and advocates across the region to continue building dialogue and advancing inclusion.
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🇺🇳UPR CSO NAMIBIA REPORT SUBMISSION WEBINAR🇺🇳 As Namibia’s human rights record will come under review, we invite activists, youth, CSOs to a webinar on how to prepare and submit joint reports to the UN (OHCHR). 🇳🇦CSOs, register here: https://t.co/q8b2I1Rwei
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Saif from 🇹🇳 is the only Queer activist from the Global South on board. His presence carries the spirit queer resilience, as a community fighting for liberation in a post-apartheid Namibia, we firmly believe that Queer Liberation is intrinsically tied to Palestinian Liberation.
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Follow @dragnightnam founding queens @MissMavisDash and @Gigi_H_A, and @EqualNamibia co-founder @omarvanreenen!
Today is #InternationalDrag3Day. Drag has always been a powerful act of resistance and visibility, boldly challenging gender norms and fighting for queer liberation. Get to know the @DragNightNam founding queens below.
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🌍INTERNATIONAL DRAG DAY🌍 From Cape Town to Abidjan, Africa’s drag scene is a vibrant celebration of resistance, empowerment, and community. Today, we honor the queens, kings, and non-binary performers who defy societal norms and create spaces of joy, visibility, and activism.
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🏛️HOWARD UNIVERSITY-HBCU🏛️ Queer 🇳🇦 Drag artists/activists, joined Centre for Black Equity & DC Black Pride for a panel discussion on African LGBTQ Organizing in the face of repression. From legal wins, to performance arts as a tool of political resistance, Pride is Resilience
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For their collective efforts to strengthen respect for human rights, the rule of law, and inclusive health, economic, and development policies across Africa. And together, we can. 🏳️🌈🌍🏳️⚧️
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🟰COUNCIL FOR GLOBAL EQUALITY🟰 At WorldPride DC, African queer youth-led orgs met w/@Global_Equality, a coalition of US advocacy orgs, working to hold US gov/businesses accountable towards protecting LGBTQI+ rights. Developmental aid cuts roll back our rights, we are grateful…
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📩 DM us or email namibiaequalrightsmovement@gmail.com to share your story, talk confidentially and find out more on joining the legal challenge.
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This is about more than marriage and family. It’s about justice, dignity, and equality.
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We’re looking for brave, committed Namibian couples and trans men and women, to consider being part of this once-in-a-generation court case. All applicants will receive full legal, safety, and psychosocial support.
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Equal Namibia and our partners are preparing a historic constitutional challenge to Namibia’s discriminatory Marriage Act 14 of 2024 — and we need YOU.
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🏳️🌈 CALL FOR LITIGANTS 🏳️🌈 Are you in a same-sex relationship or a trans Namibian and want the right to legally marry and have your family recognized under the law in Namibia? Let’s hear your story and live up to the promise of equality bestowed in our Constitution together.
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As we gear up to challenge the recently enacted Marriage Act in court, our friends from @freedomtomarry are hosting an online fundamentals to marriage equality training. Sign up here for the free online training: https://t.co/uUZ7OEquPO
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