{"product_id":"east-african-queer-and-trans-displacements-by-john-marnell-b-camminga-barbara-bompani-kamau-wairuri","title":"East African Queer and Trans Displacements by John Marnell, B Camminga, Barbara Bompani, Kamau Wairuri","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781350422025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloomsbury Publishing, April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e312 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603131044002,"sku":null,"price":705.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/9781350422025.jpg?v=1791814443","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/east-african-queer-and-trans-displacements-by-john-marnell-b-camminga-barbara-bompani-kamau-wairuri","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}