Queer and Trans African Mobilities: Migration, Asylum and Diaspora

Queer and Trans African Mobilities is a groundbreaking collection that challenges stereotypes about LGBT Africans and offers new insights into their migration experiences.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 14 July 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Winner, ASR Best Africa-Focused Edited Collection by the African Studies Review Recent years have witnessed a surge in scholarly and media attention towards the cross-border movements of LGBT individuals, particularly those seeking refuge in the Global North. While this increased attention has shed light on the plight of individuals fleeing homophobic or transphobic persecution, it has also perpetuated racist stereotypes about the Global South. In the case of Africa, the expansion of anti-LGBT laws and the prevalence of hetero-patriarchal discourses are often cited as evidence of an inescapable savagery. The figure of the LGBT refugee, often portrayed as helplessly awaiting rescue, reinforces colonial notions about the continent and its peoples. Queer and Trans African Mobilities draws on diverse case studies from across Africa, offering the first in-depth investigation of LGBT migration on and from the continent. The collection provides fresh insights into the drivers and impacts of displacement linked to sexual orientation or gender identity and challenges prevailing assumptions about why LGBT Africans move, where they are headed, and their experiences along the way.

Weight: 414g
Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780755638994