Elizabeth Khaxas
Elizabeth Khaxas (born 1960) is a Namibian writer and activist.[1] Notably Khaxas ran Sister Namibia from 1998 to 2004.[2] After leaving Sisters Namibia, she founded the Women’s Leadership Centre.[3] Khaxas and her partner was also part of the Frank and Khaxas v Chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board court case in Namibia, which tried to obtain legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Namibia.[4]
References
- ^ Frank, Liz (1997). "225-227". Frauenliebe Männerliebe (in German). J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. pp. 225–231. doi:10.1007/978-3-476-03666-7_50. ISBN 9783476014580.
- ^ "History". Sister Namibia. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ "A Namibian community leader of note- Elizabeth Khaxas - Travel News Namibia". Travel News Namibia. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ Unit, University of Pretoria AIDS and Human Rights Research (2007). Human Rights Protected?: Nine Southern African Country Reports on HIV, AIDS and the Law. PULP. pp. 195–196. ISBN 9780980265873.
Further reading
- "Elizabeth Khaxas: to love another woman. (Namibian lesbian activist)". Connexions (n47): 35 (2). 1995-01-01.
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