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# You will die at 30
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/queer-elders-you-will-die-at-30/
- Published: 2026-06-26T12:30:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-10T15:43:13.000Z
- Description: This is the first episode of our new narrative non-fiction podcast, How to Find Queer Elders that follows the life-affirming journey of Awo Dufie, a 23 year-old trans woman from Ghana, in her quest to find queer elders at a time when LGBTQI lives across Africa are violently rendered invisible.
- Author: Ayodeji Rotinwa
- Tags: Queer Elders, Podcast, podcasts

[Listen on your podcast player of choice](https://pod.link/1597912225/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC0xOTMzNTgyNg?ref=opendemocracy.net)

At 23, trans woman Awo Dufie is outed, homeless, and facing a prophecy that says she will die at 30 — because she is queer. This threat is reinforced by Ghana's social climate and a looming anti-LGBT bill. Determined to break free from the prophecy, Awo embarks on a risky journey to find an 83-year-old queer elder who didn't just survive decades of hatred and colonial laws — she built a rich life. Can Awo too live long and live free? This is the first episode of a series on queer elders, produced by openDemocracy. 

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**Sources:** 

- Human Rights Watch - [This Alien Legacy](https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism?ref=opendemocracy.net)
- [Human Dignity Trust, Ghana](https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/ghana/?ref=opendemocracy.net)
- Modern Ghana - [The Bawku Chieftaincy Conflict Needs To Be Resolved Within The Framework Of The 1992 Constitution](https://www.modernghana.com/news/1456766/the-bawku-chieftaincy-conflict-needs-to-be-resolve.html?ref=opendemocracy.net#google%5Fvignette)
- Amnesty International - [Ghana: Anti-LGBTI bill stirs up hatred, persecution and discrimination](https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr28/4677/2021/en/?ref=opendemocracy.net)
- [Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Act 2024](https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Anti-LGBTQ-Bill-Human-Sexual-Rights-and-Family-Values-Bill-2024.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net), Ghana
- Purdue University - [Social Media and Human Rights Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Rights in Ghana](https://hammer.purdue.edu/ndownloader/files/50901018?ref=opendemocracy.net)

**Acknowledgements:**

Fondation CHANEL, Luminate, Ford Foundation, and Stephen Hendrickson. Special thanks to Rob Byers.

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