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Carl Collison (He/him)

@CarlCollison

Journalist, photographer and sort-of-filmmaker http://beyondthemargins.africa http://unsungsouthafrica.wordpress.com https://mg.co.za/author/carl-collison

For Beyond The Margins, I spoke to the heads of three other queer-led and -focussed arts residencies across Africa. I learnt so much chatting to - and laughing with - the founders residencies in Ghana, Botswana and Nigeria. beyondthemargins.africa/in-conversatio…


In this interview for Beyond the Margins, three African queer rights activists unpack how filmmaking is shaping their activism, and the need to tell our own stories. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/10/28/in-…


Today is Intersex Awareness Day. In this op-ed for Beyond the Margins, Crystal Hendricks and Khanyisile Phillips reflect on the challenges affecting intersex communities, the progresses made - and the steps we need to start taking to ensure equal rights. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/10/26/op-…


Cape Town-based queer photographer Tamara Wilson graciously allowed Beyond the Margins to publish her series, 'Pride Portraits', which she undertook to amplify marginalised queers voices and as a "celebration of all identities within religious contexts". beyondthemargins.africa/2024/10/01/pri…


For Women’s Day, Beyond the Margins is publishing a multimedia body of work by the photographer, Tamara Wilson. Titled, ‘Four Women’, the work looks into the experiences four trans women have had with violence, and their determination to overcome it. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/08/06/the…

CarlCollison's tweet image. For Women’s Day, Beyond the Margins is publishing a multimedia body of work by the photographer, Tamara Wilson. Titled, ‘Four Women’, the work looks into the experiences four trans women have had with violence, and their determination to overcome it. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/08/06/the…

Later this month, Beyond the Margins will publish a discussion between queer-focused arts collectives across Africa. One of those is Botswana’s Banana Club. This doccie (by the club) follows the club’s “quest to move ground” through its projects 👇🏽🇧🇼🌈💪🏽 beyondthemargins.africa/2024/08/04/fil…


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It was a pleasure hosting this conversation about #queer anthologies in Africa, for @CarlCollison's "Beyond the Margins". So much exciting work coming out in the last few years! Thank you @unomaazuah, @brianpellot, and @kevmwachiro for the amazing chat! beyondthemargins.africa/2024/07/30/in-…


For the first in Beyond the Margins’ new series, In Conversation, two trans musicians - Ghana’s Angel Maxine and South Africa’s Umlilo - speak about their music, the hate rhetoric sweeping across the continent and the need for cross-border collaboration. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/06/27/in-…


Rounding off #AfricaMonth on Beyond the Margins, a #Christian #transgender man speaks about how finding a community of #queer persons of various faiths brought him to accepting his ancestral calling - and the sense of self this gave him. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/05/31/sna…

CarlCollison's tweet image. Rounding off #AfricaMonth on Beyond the Margins, a #Christian #transgender man speaks about how finding a community of #queer persons of various faiths brought him to accepting his ancestral calling - and the sense of self this gave him.
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beyondthemargins.africa/2024/05/26/fil… Yesterday, the world celebrated Africa Day. For Africa’s LGBTIQA+ persons, however, the past few years has seen increased queerphobia. In this short film, a Ghanaian traditional leader speaks of Africa’s more inclusive pre-colonial views on queerness.

CarlCollison's tweet image. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/05/26/fil…
Yesterday, the world celebrated Africa Day. For Africa’s LGBTIQA+ persons, however, the past few years has seen increased queerphobia. In this short film, a Ghanaian traditional leader speaks of Africa’s more inclusive pre-colonial views on queerness.

The first audio documentary by Beyond the Margins looks into the experiences of a young gay Ugandan man, who speaks of the physical abuse and extortion he was subjected to after meeting a man on the dating app, Grindr. The man was a policeman. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/04/19/aud…


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🌍 Opportunity Alert! 📢We 🇪🇺 are calling for proposals focusing on "Journalism and Digital Security" in South Africa. Proposals may also include activities in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, & Zimbabwe. More info: webgate.ec.europa.eu/online-service… 13 May 2024 12:00

EUinSA's tweet image. 🌍 Opportunity Alert! 📢We 🇪🇺 are calling for proposals focusing on "Journalism and Digital Security" in South Africa. Proposals may also include activities in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, & Zimbabwe. More info: webgate.ec.europa.eu/online-service… 13 May 2024 12:00


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Esegiel is a Namibian religious leader and stepfather to a transgender woman. In this documentary, he speaks about his initial heartbreak when realising his step-daughter’s gender identity and how it was ultimately his faith which led him to accepting her. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/03/24/fil…


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✨🔥Exciting news! Say hello to Beyond the Margins, your go-to destination for LGBTQIA+ stories across Africa! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Dive into queer-affirming content that amplifies the voices of marginalised communities. beyondthemargins.africa



Despite a lack of legal protections, and in the face of a queerphobic national context, these transgender Namibian parents are making their long-held dreams of having their own children a reality and in turn offering young ones – and others – a loving home beyondthemargins.africa/2024/03/01/we-…


In this documentary I put together, a queer religious leader in Namibia speaks about the acceptance he found in his church, the effects the queerphobic movement sweeping through the country has had on him, and his hopes for a less divided Namibia. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/02/29/fil…


#lgbthistorymonth: At 42 years old, Sisa – or “Gogo”, as she is known – is one of Lesotho’s few older and openly transgender people. In this documentary, I put together Sisa speaks about her struggles and the little things she does to affirm herself. beyondthemargins.africa/2024/02/24/fil…


In keeping with #LGBTHistoryMonth, I interviewed ⁦Jholerina⁩ Timbo. A soldier of Namibia’s trans rights movement, Timbo spoke about the early days of trans activism, the unwavering support of her family, and the respect she has for younger trans folk beyondthemargins.africa/2024/02/24/the…


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