Religion is often seen as a conservative force in contemporary Africa. In particular, Christian
beliefs and actors are usually depicted as driving the opposition to homosexuality and …

This part issue of the journal Africa broadly explores the idea of frontiers and pioneers in the
study of queer African lives. We envisage frontiers as exploring new openings in the study of …

In this essay, I draw on interview discourses with 22 Sassoi–same-gender-loving men in
Ghana–to examine how they discursively deploy “straight,”“gay,” and “bisexual” …

Some Christians are anxious and uncomfortable about gender diversity and transition.
Sometimes, they understand these issues as a rejection of God's intention for creation …

Most struggles for LGBTQI+ rights play out at the national level. However, the question of
sexual and gender minorities' rights periodically appears as a point of friction in international …

Taking up the concept of the pluriversity as developed by mostly South American thinkers,
this essay shares some thoughts about what the study of religion/s might look like if we …

Post-apartheid South African Cinema 124 chApTER ThREE certain expectations of what a
“gay” film might be. Though one of the film's key characters is the initiate Kwanda, a well-of …

Christianity, Politics and the Afterlives of War in Uganda 2 region's social development and
political dynamics. To this day, their local institutional presence surpasses that of any other …

This innovative book looks at the topic of migration through the prism of law and literature.
The author uses a rich mix of novels, short stories, literary realism, human rights and …

Christian and Muslim schools have become important target points in families and pupils'
quests for new study opportunities and securing a'good life'in Tanzania. These schools …