Homophobia Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/homophobia/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:33:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Homophobia Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/homophobia/ 32 32 67616479 US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/us-talks-sanctions-against-uganda/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/us-talks-sanctions-against-uganda/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:28:09 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573113 A scholar of politics and religion explains how anti-LGBTQ laws are being used to distract the public from governance failures in many parts of the world.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/us-talks-sanctions-against-uganda/feed/ 0 573113 LGBTIQ learners at risk in South Africa as conservative Christian groups fight plans for safer schools https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/lgbtiq-learners-at-risk-in-south-africa-as-conservative-christian-groups-fight-plans-for-safer-schools/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/lgbtiq-learners-at-risk-in-south-africa-as-conservative-christian-groups-fight-plans-for-safer-schools/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:02:59 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72495 A small but vocal lobby – some aided by US conservatives – have drawn battle lines around unisex bathrooms and gender pronouns.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/lgbtiq-learners-at-risk-in-south-africa-as-conservative-christian-groups-fight-plans-for-safer-schools/feed/ 0 72495 Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) continues discriminatory ban on queer content https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kenya-film-classification-board-kfcb-continues-discriminatory-ban-on-queer-content/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kenya-film-classification-board-kfcb-continues-discriminatory-ban-on-queer-content/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:46:35 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71972 From the award-winning romantic film ‘Rafiki’ to the grounding and thought-provoking documentary ‘I am Samuel’, the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has stood firm against viewership and dissemination of queer content and has reiterated that it will maintain its prejudicial stance.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kenya-film-classification-board-kfcb-continues-discriminatory-ban-on-queer-content/feed/ 0 71972 What lies behind Kenyan president-elect William Ruto’s homophobia https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/what-lies-behind-kenyan-president-elect-william-rutos-homophobia/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/what-lies-behind-kenyan-president-elect-william-rutos-homophobia/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:59:39 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71805 Ruto says there is no room for homosexuality in a ‘republic that worships God’. But it’s not just about religion.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/what-lies-behind-kenyan-president-elect-william-rutos-homophobia/feed/ 0 71805 Being gay is not un-African. A philosopher’s perspective https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-gay-is-not-un-african-a-philosophers-perspective/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-gay-is-not-un-african-a-philosophers-perspective/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:00:50 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70982 Being gay in Africa can pose culturally specific challenges which the dominant, heterosexual culture may find difficult to accept.

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