FannyAnn Eddy
Activist for lesbian and gay rights (1974-2004) · Sierra Leone · On the map · Politicians · Died at 30
FannyAnn Viola Eddy was a Sierra Leonean LGBT activist who founded the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association (SSLGA) in 2002, the country's first LGBT organisation.
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Eddy advocated for LGBT rights in Sierra Leone as well as throughout Africa, and in April 2004 addressed the United Nations in Geneva to advocate for the passing of the Brazilian Resolution. She was murdered in her office in Freetown in September 2004, in a crime that remains unsolved.
Country
Sierra Leone
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1974 to 2004 · aged 30
