{"product_id":"east-african-queer-and-trans-displacements-9781350422032","title":"East African Queer and Trans Displacements","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Marnell | B. Camminga | Barbara Bompani\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World - African\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBringing together diverse case studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, this open access collection serves as the first in-depth examination of queer and trans displacement in East Africa. \u003c\/b\u003eThe collection features original creative works by queer and trans diasporic writers and artists with first-hand experiences of displacement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last decade has seen a sharp rise in state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in East Africa. \u003cbr\u003eThis includes discriminatory legislation, such as the widely condemned Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda, and government-initiated crackdowns, such as the 'anti-gay taskforce' launched in Tanzania in 2018. The politicisation of sexual and gender rights in the region is often presented as a moral crusade (i.e. a return to traditional\/family values) and is enacted with the support of many religious and cultural leaders. It is within this context that an ever-increasing number of LGBTQI+ people are leaving their homes and seeking protection elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut East Africa cannot be reduced to a site from which LGBTQI+ displacement emanates. Several countries in the region act as either host countries or transit points, even as they produce LGBTQI+ refugees of their own. These complex social, political and legal dynamics make East Africa a productive site for theorising queer and trans displacement. The region offers insights into how, when and why LGBTQI+ Africans move, the social obstacles they face, and the different survival strategies they deploy. Despite this, research on East African queer and trans displacements remains sparse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47568677339287,"sku":"9781350422032","price":8299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350422032.webp?v=1774870070","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/east-african-queer-and-trans-displacements-9781350422032","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}