May 26, 2026 · 56 min · 14 segments
Homosexuality is a crime in more than half of African countries — a crime punishable by prison sentences. Or in some cases: death. New laws in some states make it illegal for anyone to even advocate…
Rita NketiahGuest
Zethu MatebeniGuestNikola Lukšić
Leila LaribaGuest
Nahlah AyedHost
Haley McEwenGuestI met Leila at the One Love Sisters office, in a location that Leila keeps a secret from most.
We as activists, we are at even a bigger risk because of the work that we do and because we can be easily traced.
So I make sure that even before I conduct any form of activity anywhere, we liaise with organisations in other regions to make sure that this organisation helps us to a very secured place that we can have activities.
Despite the risks, Leila feels compelled to push on with the work to provide shelter and therapy for those at risk.
And jobs, because at the moment, most of the cases that we face are people being threatened to abuse, corrective rape.
Did you just say corrective rape? Yes, we have people whose relatives have threatened them that if they don't stop being a lesbian, being a queer person, they'll ask a gang to rape them to change their sexuality.
So currently, what I tell people is the community in Ghana needs a lot of emergency support because people are always in pressing need.
We had almost about three cases last month requesting for relocation because one specifically mentioned that an auntie said she would call an area guy to sleep with her just to change her sexuality because she's not pleased with what she does.
And were you able to get her out? We supported her and she has now rented and moved away from the
I met Leila at the One Love Sisters office, in a location that Leila keeps a secret from most.
We as activists, we are at even a bigger risk because of the work that we do and because we can be easily traced.
So I make sure that even before I conduct any form of activity anywhere, we liaise with organisations in other regions to make sure that this organisation helps us to a very secured place that we can have activities.
Despite the risks, Leila feels compelled to push on with the work to provide shelter and therapy for those at risk.
And jobs, because at the moment, most of the cases that we face are people being threatened to abuse, corrective rape.
Did you just say corrective rape? Yes, we have people whose relatives have threatened them that if they don't stop being a lesbian, being a queer person, they'll ask a gang to rape them to change their sexuality.
So currently, what I tell people is the community in Ghana needs a lot of emergency support because people are always in pressing need.
We had almost about three cases last month requesting for relocation because one specifically mentioned that an auntie said she would call an area guy to sleep with her just to change her sexuality because she's not pleased with what she does.
And were you able to get her out? We supported her and she has now rented and moved away from the
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