Walking the Tightrope: Poetry and Prose by LGBTQ Writers from Africa

Type

Book

Authors

Zethu Matebeni

Carolyn Parsons

Tsepho-Jamillah Moyo

Aisha Sidibe

Kagure Mugo

Kevin Mwachiro

Awuor Onyago

Florence Khaxas

Unoma Azuah

Chekwube Danladi

Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etagene

Barbara Adair

Thandeku Bhengu

Carlton Carr

Ayanda Mkhize

Abayomi Animashaun

Irwin Iradukunda

Tatenda Muranda

Spectra Speaks

Timothy Kimutai

ISBN 10

1590215958

ISBN 13

9781590215951

Tags

African Literature, Author of Colour, poetry, Prose, Sub-Sahara, anthology

Abstract

Among the first of its kind, this book is composed of works by writers from different parts of Sun-Saharan Africa, including first and second generation Africans in the diaspora. With this anthology, the editors seek to challenge and engage individuals and institutions that consider homosexuality immoral. In many African countries, homosexuals are subject to corporal punishment, imprisonment, or even death, simply because of their sexual orientation. These hateful acts are further galvanized by such slogans as "to be homosexual is un-African." The writers within these pages reject this notion and all acts of aggression against members of LGBTQ communities in Africa.

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