The activists set up five regions in Africa – North, South, East, West, and Central – and elected two representatives from each region. Special attention was paid to the issue of genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More parity and it was decided that each region should be represented by one male and one female representative if possible. The final seat on the board was reserved for a Transgender activist.
The following members were elected to the board of Pan Africa ILGA. Because of homophobiafear, unreasonable anger, intolerance or/and hatred directed towards people attracted to others of the same gender. More and violence perpetuated against LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. More people in their home countries, several board members asked that their identities remain confidential.
Representing the Northern Region:
- Anonymous – Morocco
- Anonymous – Abu Nawas – Algeria
Representing the Central Region:
- Anonymous – Horizons – Rwanda
- Anonymous – Alternatives Cameroon – Cameroon
Representing the Eastern Region:
- Judith Wangu – Gayadjective to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional
attractions are to people of the same gender. Men, women and non-binary people may use this
term to describe themselves. More and Lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves. More Coalition of Kenya – Kenya - Samuel Ganafa – Spectrum Uganda Initiative – Uganda
Representing the Western Region:
- Rev. Rowland Jide Macaulay – House of Rainbow – Nigeria
- Anonymous – And Ligeey – Senegal
Representing the Southern Region:
- Linda Baumann – The Rainbow Project – Namibia
- Danilo da Silva – Lambda Mozambique – Mozambique
The conference thanked Dorothy Aken’ova and Juliet Victor Mukasa for their work as board members representing Africa on ILGA’s World Board eversince their election by an African caucus at the ILGA World Conference in Geneva (March 2006). They asked the newly elected interim board to choose two representatives amongst its members. Linda Baumann and Danilo da Silva were chosen for this position.
There was no transgender activist available to take the final seat on the board, so Liesl Theron, Director of the first African Transgender organization, Gender Dynamix, has agreed to serve in that role while she actively searches for a transgender activist to replace her.
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African representatives on ILGA’s World Board
Participants of the first regional conference of ILGA in Africa asked the newly elected interim board to choose two representatives amongst its members. Linda Baumann and Danilo da Silva were chosen for this position.
Danilo Da Silva
LAMBDA, Mozambique
Danilo da Silva Mussagy Ibraimo, most known as “Danilo da Silva” was born in Quelimane, Zambezia – Mozambique in 1980. In June 2006, put an article on the web, that was the start for the Mozambican LGBTI movement that said: “ Let’s talk! About what everybody does, but doesn’t talk about. About what we all know, but we pretend that we don’t…About what “wise” ones say we don’t have here. That is imported. Let’s talk about homosexuality here in our land. I challenge you to talk openly… Archangel ”. Since October 13th 2006, he’s been representing the only Mozambique LGBTI group – LAMBDA. Since 2007 he is an Executive Board member for Africa of ILGA, the International Lesbian and Gay Association. He works on the IT field as a software developer and web designer.
Linda Baumann
Rainbow Project, Namibia
Linda Reanate Magano Baumann is a young Namibian woman born in Windhoek in 1982. She has volunteered with the Namibian Red Cross (NRC), Namibian Planned Parenthood Association (NAPPA) and Namibian Girl Child Organisation (NGCO) during her school years. She is a qualified Paralegal and was the vice president of the Namibian Paralegal Association since 2004 until recently, when she resigned due to other volunteer commitments. She is currently the chairperson of Gender and Media Southern African-Namibian chapter, chairperson of Centaurus School Board, board member of International Research Network (IRN), and executive committee member of Tigers Sports Club the oldest sports club in Namibia. Professionally she is currently a full time project officer at the Rainbow Project, the national Lesbian, Gay, Bisexualadjective used to describe a person who has the capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional attractions to those of the same gender or to those of other genders. More, Transgender and Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. More organisation in Namibia. Linda is an Executive Board member for Africa of ILGA, theInternational Lesbian and Gay Association). Linda has been taking care of three nephews and one niece from the age of 17. She is a young woman with strong principles and believes in universality of human rights at all levels.