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During the last decade there has been a sudden intensification of State actions against gay and lesbians throughout Africa: the authorities, often encouraged by popular outrage and religious leaders (amongst whom expatriate missionaries) stepped up persecution by police and judicial authorities, leading to severe sentences of emprisonment (in some cases even the threat of capital punishment). Of course African governments, building on legislation from the colonial period, were always suspicious of alternative sexualities. Yet, recently, especially gay/lesbian practices and identities have become major issues - also in public debate in general.
In this panel we want to pay attention to the impact of global developments, like the recent emphasis on gay rights by international Human Rights committees, and the spread of notions of a global gay/lesbian identity through internet. But our focus will be especially on the effects of increased persecution for people on the spot.
This panel is sponsored by the International African Institute (IAI), United Kingdom.
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Accepted Abstracts
SESSION 1
Kill Them before They Grow: Homosexuality and the State Violence in Cameroon
The Emerging Homosexual Mobilization in French-speaking Africa
Same-Sex Relationships in Yorùbà Culture and Orature
What if the “Others” already were “Queer”?
SESSION 2
"(Un-)Sexing the Soul?" Contestations over Homosexuality in Post-apartheid South African Christianity
Homosexualitym between Europe and Africa / Trajecotires of Homophobia and Freemasonry in Cameroon: 'The PDs de la Republique'
Popular Outrage and State Action: Grasping the Growing Intolerance of Alternative Sexualities among Young Men in Nairobi Ghettos
Homosexuality and Human Rights in East Africa
La naissance d’une « cause homosexuelle » au Cameroun : entre droits de l’homme et lutte contre le sida
