An LGBTQ artivist from Botswana - Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile is a performance artist, musician, writer and LGBT artivist from Botswana. She is known for being the first public figure from Botswana to openly identify as trans.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katlego is also the first-ever TED Fellow from Botswana. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katlego talks about the biggest misconceptions from the western media about LGBTQ folks in Botswana. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She shares her personal journey and talks passionately about the narrative for trans people that exists in Africa and how their identities are not justified by the politics of surgery. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to hear how Kat sees God in everything, and what she means by “Deputy Jesus”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To learn more about Katlego visit:</span></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katlego_Kai_Kolanyane-Kesupile"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katlego_Kai_Kolanyane-Kesupile</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To follow her journey visit her website:</span></p> <p><a href="https://kkolkes.wixsite.com/kkolkes"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://kkolkes.wixsite.com/kkolkes</span></a></p>