Elizabeth Khaxas

Elizabeth Khaxas
Born	1960 (age 63–64)
Occupation	Writer Women’s rights activist
Nationality	Namibian

Elizabeth Khaxas (born 1960) is a Namibian writer and activist.^[1]

Khaxas ran Sister Namibia from 1998 to 2004.^[2] After leaving Sister Namibia, she founded the Women's Leadership Centre.^[3]

Khaxas and her partner were also part of the Frank and Khaxas v Chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board court case in Namibia, which tried to obtain legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Namibia.^[4]

References

1. Frank, Liz (1997). "225-227". Frauenliebe Männerliebe (in German). J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. pp. 225–231. doi:10.1007/978-3-476-03666-7_50. ISBN 9783476014580.
2. "History". Sister Namibia. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
3. "A Namibian community leader of note- Elizabeth Khaxas - Travel News Namibia". Travel News Namibia. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
4. Unit, University of Pretoria AIDS and Human Rights Research (2007). Human Rights Protected?: Nine Southern African Country Reports on HIV, AIDS and the Law. PULP. pp. 195–196. ISBN 9780980265873.

Further reading

• "Elizabeth Khaxas: to love another woman. (Namibian lesbian activist)". Connexions (n47): 35 (2). 1995-01-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]}