Resolution 275 constitutes a watershed standard for the protection and promotion of the human rights of all individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in Africa. Not only does it acknowledge the vast array of violations and abuses against LGBTIQ+ individuals and their defenders by state and non-state actors, but it clearly defines states’ obligations to ensure that all can enjoy the rights enshrined in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. While Resolution 275 has paved the way for a more robust attention by the Commission on human rights violations and abuses based on real or imputed sexual orientation and gender identity, it is fundamental for civil society to monitor how the Resolution continues to be implemented by the Commission as well as at domestic level. Moreover, even after years from its adoption, Resolution 275 is mostly known by relatively few insiders who engage with the regional system of protection of human rights. The Resolution will deploy its full potential only if closer to the communities it aims to protect: there is not a better way to do that than bringing it closer to those communities, ensuring it “speaks their languages,” the many African languages that contribute to the richness and diversity of the continent.