{"product_id":"seeking-sanctuary-stories-of-sexuality-faith-and-migration-by-john-marnell-author-kapya-kaoma-edited","title":"Seeking Sanctuary Stories of Sexuality, Faith and Migration by John Marnell (author), Kapya Kaoma (edited)","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781776147106\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWits University Press, September 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e284 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeking Sanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together life stories from LGBT migrants living in Johannesburg and their battle to reconcile faith with their sexual identity. The narratives reveal the complex interplay between homophobia and xenophobia; the fight for sexual and gender rights; and how faith-based organisations can direct social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeking Sanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together poignant life stories from fourteen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) migrants, refugees and asylum seekers living in Johannesburg. The stories, diverse in scope, chronicle each narrator’s arduous journey to South Africa, and their corresponding movement towards self-love and self-acceptance. The narrators reveal their personal battles to reconcile their faith with their sexuality and gender identity, often in the face of violent persecution, and how they have carved out spaces of hope and belonging in their new home country. In these intimate testimonies, the narrators’ resilience in the midst of uncertain futures reveal the myriad ways in which LGBT Africans push back against unjust and unequal systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeking Sanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emakes a critical intervention by showing the complex interplay between homophobia and xenophobia in South Africa, and of the state of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) rights in Africa. By shedding light on the fraught connections between sexuality, faith and migration, this ground-breaking project also provides a model for religious communities who are working towards justice, diversity and inclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47571717947554,"sku":null,"price":380.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/9781776147106.jpg?v=1787642418","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/seeking-sanctuary-stories-of-sexuality-faith-and-migration-by-john-marnell-author-kapya-kaoma-edited","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}