The stories of African queens and warriors who were celebrated and revered before colonising powers took hold.
Tag: Africa
Politicizing Sex in Contemporary Africa: An Interview with Ashley Currier
How elites used politicized homophobia to consolidate their moral and political authority.
Sexuality, Secrecy, and Local Government in Early Twentieth-Century Edendale, South Africa
Class shame hinging upon perceived sexual immorality is an often overlooked element of anti-colonial/apartheid politics in South Africa.
Local Sexual Cultures and the Response to HIV/AIDS Along the Uganda-Tanzania Border
Is it helpful to conceive of one African epidemic, with one set of universal causes? And how is the history of HIV understood within African communities?
From Child Pledging to Child Abuse: How Girl Marriage Changed in Zimbabwe
Attempts to ban child marriage in Southern Rhodesia reflected the Europeans’ tendency to perceive African male sexuality as excessive.
Umutoni: Why Histories of African Homosexualities Matter
Same-sex loving and desiring people have long existed in Africa, and will continue to do so.
"Call me Kuchu": history, homophobia and the burden of the past
Sunday 26th January 2014 marked three years since the murder of David Kato.
