Interview on Being LGBT+ in Tanzania on allout.org, by Rainer Ebert,

« Being gay in Tanzania is still a crime, punishable with life imprisonment. That’s why researcher and LGBT+ activist Rainer Ebert talked to three Tanzanian LGBT+ activists – Lulu, Grace and Baraka – who are themselves members of the LGBT+ community, to learn more about the lives of LGBT+ people in the country.

Lulu is a lesbian woman in her late twenties, Grace is a trans woman in her mid-twenties, and Baraka is a gay man in his mid-thirties. These are not their real names, as they live in Tanzania and do not feel safe coming out to the general public.

We chose six questions from Ebert’s interview that show the painful reality of what it means to be LGBT+ in Tanzania. Read their stories of survival. »