Queer lawfare in Africa: Legal strategies in contexts of LGBTIQ+ criminalisation and politicisation

This book focuses on the strategies that activists for LGBTIQ+ equality in Africa deploy to challenge deep seated homophobia and transphobia, as well as the politicisation of LGBTIQ+ issues. It is a peer-reviewed, edited volume with scholarly contributions from lawyers, anthropologists, and LGBTIQ+...

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Other Authors: Jjuuko, Adrian (Editor), Gloppen, Siri (Editor), Msosa, Alan (Editor), Viljoen, Frans (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Pretoria University Law Press Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) 2022
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Law
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Summary:This book focuses on the strategies that activists for LGBTIQ+ equality in Africa deploy to challenge deep seated homophobia and transphobia, as well as the politicisation of LGBTIQ+ issues. It is a peer-reviewed, edited volume with scholarly contributions from lawyers, anthropologists, and LGBTIQ+ activists. It covers different country situations - those where equality is taking root, as the case is in South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique; those where homophobia reigns and LGBTIQ+ rights are politicised such as, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia; and those where traditional LGBTIQ+ activism is almost a nonstarter, such as in Ethiopia, Sudan and The Gambia.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (452 p.)
Access:Open Access