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

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 LG...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jjuuko, Adrian, editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pretoria : Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) 2022.
Subjects:
Homosexuality > Africa.
Gay rights > Africa.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009701617206719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. War by other means: The law and politics of sexual minority freedom in post-apartheid South Africa / Jaco Barnard-Naudé & Pierre de Vos
  • 2. Progressive legislation in the context of generalised conservative public opinion: The case of LGBT rights in Mozambique / Carmeliza Rosário & Camila Gianella
  • 3. Queer lawfare in Botswana / Monica Tabengwa & Anthony Oluoch
  • 4. Queer lawfare in Kenya: Shifting opportunities for rights realisation Nicholas Wasonga Orago, Siri Gloppen & Matthew Gichohi
  • 5. Court focused lawfare over LGBT rights: The case of Uganda / Adrian Jjuuko & Stella Nyanzi
  • 6. LGBT+ rights lawfare in Malawi / Alan Msosa & Chrispine Gwalawala Sibande
  • 7. Against 'the order of nature': Towards the growth of queer lawfare in Nigeria / Ayodele Sogunro
  • 8. LGBT lawfare in response to heterosexual nationalism and the retention of the anti-sodomy laws in Zambia / Landilani Banda
  • 9. LGBTQI+ lawfare in response to the politicisation of homosexuality in Ghana / Ernest Yaw Ako & Amanda Odoi
  • 10. Senegal: Mobilising for gay rights in the shadow of HIV/AIDS / Vegard Vibe
  • 11. From a 'crusade to root out homosexuality like malaria' to a 'non-issue': The absence of sexual minority lawfare in The Gambia / Satang Nabaneh
  • 12. Digital lawfare and activism by lesbian, gay and bisexual persons in Ethiopia / Getnet Tadele & Woldekidan Amde
  • 13. Activism from the closet: Fear of a double backlash against a nascent queer movement in Sudan / Liv Tønnessen, Samia al-Nagar & Samah Khalaf Allah
  • Conclusion: The kaleidoscope of queer lawfare in Africa / Adrian Jjuuko, Frans Viljoen, Siri Gloppen & Alan Msosa.

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