Trans in Africa

My name’s Dev Nyuki Moretti, and I am a queer, aracial, agender, autistic, transgender earthling living in Africa.

Since 2021, I’ve been waiting for the South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to issue me a new identification document (ID) with my name.

Unfortunately, the DHA has failed me and countless other transgender South Africans by neglecting its core function of protecting our identities and status as citizens of the Republic of South Africa.

As someone who does not feel safe and secure in my own country, I have decided to take matters into my own hands.

I am here to document my experiences as a transgender agender South African, and to share my tales of navigating daily misgendering, dead-naming, and social dysphoria.

Every time I am denied a service or assistance because of my incorrect ID, I will write about it.

Every time I am discriminated against or abused, I will speak up.

Through my skills as a writer and storyteller, and with the power of the internet, I hope to make a racket that cannot be ignored.

I want to inspire other transgender South Africans to live well and fully despite the obstacles strewn across our paths to freedom.

The South African Government may have decided that it’s acceptable for transgender citizens like myself to have our lives placed on hold indefinitely, but I refuse to accept that.

I refuse to be erased.

So, if you or anyone in your network knows what steps are available to me and other trans people in South Africa in this limbo, please reach out.

Together, we can create a better future for ourselves and for the generations of trans Africans to come.

This is the mission of Trans in Africa, and I hope you’ll join me in it.

As an agender transgender autistic person, I also know firsthand the difficulties of finding clear and helpful information to support my health, well-being, and transition needs.

It has been an unnecessarily lonely, painful, and slow process, and I don’t want anyone else to have to go through this alone.

That’s why I’m committed to reducing the uncertainty and isolation for other people like me.

I want to make a difference in the lives of neuroqueer people–especially trans autistic earthlings like me–by providing them with accessible and accurate transition and health information.

I’m teaching myself to become more proficient at reading medical and scientific literature.

By better understanding complex concepts, I can apply my teaching experience and writing expertise to make relevant health topics understandable and digestible for my audience.

As neuroqueer individuals, human society isn’t set up for us, but we deserve the same resources and tools to live our best lives just like cisgender humans.

My goal is to provide this information to others and offer signposts to the tools each of us needs to make the changes we need.

Together, we can work towards a more inclusive and supportive human society.

If you’d like to support my work, drop by for a quick Ko-fi!