Queer African Reader - Softcover

As homophobia and transphobia threaten to silence the voices of African lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people, this account is a testament to the resistance and unrelenting power of these communities across Africa and its diaspora. It brings together academic writings, political analysis, life testimonies, conversations, and artistic works by Africans that engage with the struggle for LGBTI liberation. The book aims to engage the audience from the perspective that various traits of identity—such as gender, race, and class—interact to contribute to social inequality. Including experiences from diverse African contexts, this work breaks away from the homogenization of Africa as the homophobic continent to highlight the complexities of LGBTI lives and experiences through their own voices.

Sokari Ekine is an educator, a writer, and a contributor to Pambazuka News. She is the coeditor African Awakening: The Emerging Revolutions. Hakima Abbas is the executive director of Fahamu, a nonprofit organization committed to serving the needs of organizations and social movements that inspire progressive social change. She is also the editor and author of Aid to Africa: Redeemer or Coloniser?