Emma Onékékou was born and lives in an African space colonised by French speakers. She describes herself as a black African feminist activist lesbian writer and film director. She is passionate about writing and filmmaking and these are the channels through which she feels comfortable telling the stories of LBTQ women. She is the founder of the digital media platform Emma.L.Infos and a project officer at African Queer Youth Initiative, where she oversees the MawuLisa Fellowship programme.