ACKNOWLEDGED: Namibian artist and activist Lize Ehlers has won the EXTRAORDINARY ALLY award at the inaugural International Pride Awards, held on Wednesday, 13 November during the 31st ILGA World Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Ehlers remarked, "Being an ally means using my voice to amplify theirs, to stand with them even when it’s not easy." 
The International Pride Awards is a joint project by ILGA World and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is supported by Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. *** ILGA World – the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association – is a worldwide federation of more than 2,000 organizations from over 170 countries and territories campaigning for the human rights of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics.
ACKNOWLEDGED: Namibian artist and activist Lize Ehlers has won the EXTRAORDINARY ALLY award at the inaugural International Pride Awards, held on Wednesday, 13 November during the 31st ILGA World Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Ehlers remarked, "Being an ally means using my voice to amplify theirs, to stand with them even when it’s not easy." The International Pride Awards is a joint project by ILGA World and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is supported by Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. *** ILGA World – the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association – is a worldwide federation of more than 2,000 organizations from over 170 countries and territories campaigning for the human rights of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics.

Lize Ehlers honoured at International Pride Awards

Michael Kayunde
ACKNOWLEDGED: Namibian artist and activist Lize Ehlers has won the Extraordinary Ally award at the inaugural International Pride Awards, held on Wednesday, 13 November, during the 31st ILGA World Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Ehlers remarked: "Being an ally means using my voice to amplify theirs, to stand with them even when it’s not easy."

The International Pride Awards is a joint project by ILGA World and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is supported by Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

ILGA World – the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association – is a worldwide federation of more than 2 000 organisations from over 170 countries and territories campaigning for the human rights of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics.

"As the co-CEO of Drag Night Namibia, she uses art as a vehicle for advocacy and social change. She recently joined the Equal Namibia board of directors, fighting to end state-sanctioned homophobia and intersectional discrimination in Namibia," UNDP stated.

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