Lawrence Shone Edem Adjei


Lawrence Shone Edem Adjei
Representative of the Intersex Committee for Africa

Shone Edem (he/him) is the Executive Director of Key Watch Ghana, an intersex-led NGO in Ghana. Shone has an extensive ten years working experience on various programs for LGBT+ persons in the country.

He is a human rights advocate and an HIV prevention and treatment services interventionist. Shone also works with Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa (IDNOWA), providing advocacy for LGBT+ and faith leaders in West Africa.
He is a member (Public Relations Officer) of the Alliance for Equality and Diversity (AfED) and also serves as a member of the Justice and Peace committee of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC).

Shone is passionate about intersex visibility and rights recognition, as well as the rights of all LGBT+ persons.

organisation: Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa (Ghana)