Politicizing sex in contemporary Africa : homophobia in Malawi / Ashley Currier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Currier, Ashley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homophobia--Political aspects--Malawi.

Homophobia.

Homosexuality--Malawi--Public opinion.

Homosexuality.

Sexual minorities--Malawi--Public opinion.

Sexual minorities.

Public opinion--Malawi.

Public opinion.

Sexual minorities--Civil rights--Malawi.

Social conditions.

Civil rights.

Malawi--Politics and government--1994-.

Malawi.

Politics and government.

Malawi--Social conditions--21st century.

Homosexuality--Public opinion.

LGBTQ+ civil rights.

LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Although sexual minorities in Africa continue to face harsh penalties for same-sex relationships, strong anti-homophobic resistance exists across the continent. This book systematically charts the emergence and effects of politicized homophobia in Malawi and shows how it has been used as a strategy by political elites to consolidate their moral and political authority, through punishing LGBT people and dividing social movements. Here, Ashley Currier pays particular attention to the impact of politicized homophobia on different social movements, specifically HIV/AIDS, human rights, LGBT rights, and women's rights movements. Her timely account intervenes in Afro-pessimist portrayals of the African continent as a hotbed of homophobia and unravels the tensions and contradictions underlying Western perceptions of Malawi. It shows that, in reality, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people happily call Malawi home, in spite of heightened antigay vitriol that has generated unwanted visibility for them.

Contents:

Introduction : Politicized homophobia in Malawi

The politicization of same-sex sexualities in Malawi

Trials of love : the rise of politicized homophobia

The repressive "wedge" politics of politicized homophobia

Arrested solidarity : why some movements do not support LGBT rights

Under duress : sexual minorities' perceptions about the effects of politicized homophobia

Conclusion : The reach and limits of politicized homophobia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-296) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108427890

1108427898

9781108448376

1108448372

OCLC:

1039923200