A home for African queer culture, story, and celebration—where heritage and identity never have to compete.
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"Now my bookshelf and my life tell that story together — Zimbabwean, queer, and finally at home in both." Read stories from our community.
Read the Stories →Our signature annual celebration returns to Houston, TX — fashion, food, live performance, and the AfroUnity Excellence Awards.
See Event Details →Meet the organizers, creatives, and everyday members building spaces for African queer life all year round.
Explore Community →Afrounity is a home for African queer culture, story, and celebration, a space where heritage and identity are never in competition. Both are fully and unapologetically present, at the same time, in the same room. This starts with story, continues with celebration, and shows up every year as Diaspora in Colour.
Read Our Full StoryEvery attendee carries a story: leaving home, building a new life in America, and finding community along the way. Here is one of them.
"I left home because I didn't think I could be Kenyan and queer at the same time. San Francisco gave me the space to breathe, but Afrounity gave me a community that finally felt like home."
Wanjiru, Kenya
One night a year where African culture and queer identity share the same room. Fashion, food, live performance, the Excellence Awards, and a dance floor that spans the continent and the diaspora, hosted in Houston, Texas.
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