CAPE TOWN – The first openly LGBTQ+ candidates to run for office in Namibia say young voters want change even as hate crimes rise on the streets and many older Namibians oppose equal rights. Two out candidates – one gay, one pansexual – are running in the Nov. 27 elections, with younger voters making up the lion’s share of the electorate. “It’s quite exciting to see that young people are saying ‘we’ve had enough’. Young people are saying that we need to take up space,” said Kevin Wessels, a 28-year-old candidate for Namibia’s Republican Party.