Rwandan LGBTQ fashion designer plans comeback after arrest

Turahirwa was charged after sharing a post on Instagram claiming that their passport was changed to reflect their gender. Now out on bail, the 33-year-old told AFP they were shocked by the speed with which their life unravelled, but insisted they would "rise from the ashes" by focusing on the concept of gender fluidity that first drew them to fashion. Raised in a village along Rwanda's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Turahirwa started making dresses for their sisters' dolls as a young boy.