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Now playing Next Cry Like A Boy Podcast | The difficulties African migrants face when setting up a new home Getting documentation in order and making new friends is a priority for any immigrant. But what if you face xenophobic policies in your host country? Khopotso Bodibe meets with rights activist Sharon Ekambaram and anthropologist Julie Kleinman to talk about what Black migrants go through when they m 13/05/2021
Now playing Next Cry Like A Boy How a small Cape Verde island became an LGTBI oasis in Africa In the port city of Mindelo in Cape Verde, lives Tchinda Andrade, a trans woman in her thirties. Wearing a short skirt, she sells her Brasilian fritters in the streets in broad daylight. No one insults or attacks her #CryLikeaBoy 08/04/2021
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Now playing Next Cry Like A Boy Podcast | The European origins of today's homophobia in Africa What are the origins of homophobia in Africa? Where do the laws that punish same-sex relationships come from? Listen to our new #podcast episode of #CryLikeaBoy 04/02/2021
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