Tanaka M, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://mamba.lgbt/author/tanaka-m/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:33:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Tanaka M, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://mamba.lgbt/author/tanaka-m/ 32 32 Small Town to Big City: A Transgender Woman’s Story of Perseverance in Zimbabwe https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/01/30/small-town-to-big-city-a-trans-womans-story-of-perseverance-in-zimbabwe/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/01/30/small-town-to-big-city-a-trans-womans-story-of-perseverance-in-zimbabwe/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:39:17 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=119733 Leese, a transgender woman, left home following her dreams—but had to survive rejection and violence before building a thriving career.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/01/30/small-town-to-big-city-a-trans-womans-story-of-perseverance-in-zimbabwe/feed/ 0 Thelma’s Triumph – A Trans Woman’s Path to Recovery https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/08/07/project-transcend-thelmas-triumph-a-trans-womans-path-to-recovery/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/08/07/project-transcend-thelmas-triumph-a-trans-womans-path-to-recovery/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:42:53 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=117603 Despite the challenges faced by trans women in Zimbabwe, and a struggle with addiction, Thelma has found community and purpose through sport.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/08/07/project-transcend-thelmas-triumph-a-trans-womans-path-to-recovery/feed/ 0 Trans Women in Zimbabwe Defying Economic Exclusion https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/07/17/project-transcend-trans-women-in-zimbabwe-defying-exclusion/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/07/17/project-transcend-trans-women-in-zimbabwe-defying-exclusion/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:16:48 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=117362 While trans women in Zimbabwe face discrimination in many areas of life, Haylie and Queen have found economic empowerment on their own terms.

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