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22. Canaries in the Coal Mines: An analysis of spaces for LGBTI activism in Mauritius
- Author:
- Philip Browne
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Other Foundation
- Abstract:
- This report tracks the evolving experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) human rights movement in Mauritius. It highlights factors that have led to disparate sexual minority groups transcending legislative barriers and sociocultural intolerance. It also engages with intersectional approaches to strengthening and expanding the struggle for LGBTI human rights and social recognition in Mauritius.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, LGBT+, Exclusion, and Activism
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Mauritius
23. Canaries in the Coal Mines: An analysis of spaces for LGBTI activism in Mozambique
- Author:
- Tahila Pimental
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Other Foundation
- Abstract:
- This overview of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) groups and allies in Mozambique, explores LGBTI and civil society organizations that work to advance the human rights of LGBTI people, their strategies and implementation. It also considers Mozambique’s legal environment, considering key laws that directly and indirectly discriminate or violate the human rights of LGBTI persons, along with laws and policies that protect LGBTI people.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, LGBT+, Exclusion, and Activism
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Mozambique
24. When Faith Does Violence: Re-imagining engagement between churches and LGBTI groups on homophobia in Africa
- Author:
- Gerald O. West, Kapya Kaoma, and Charlene van der Walt
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Other Foundation
- Abstract:
- This article offers reflection on work that has been done over the past decade or so in African contexts, across a number of continent-wide networks. Each of these networks has sought to construct safe and sacred places for dialogue with diversity, between African LGBTIQ Christians, African theological educators, and African church leadership. The emphasis of the article is on theological process rather than theological content. How we do theology resides at the centre of our current contestations around sexuality. Our starting point in terms of re-imagining engagement between churches and LGBTIQ groups on homophobia in Africa is the actual real presence of LGBTIQ people. Without these people there can be no re-imagining, there can only be violence. Diversity requires real diverse bodies.
- Topic:
- Religion, Christianity, LGBT+, Advocacy, Homophobia, and Activism
- Political Geography:
- Africa
25. The Pink Rand: A Base for Corporate Engagement
- Author:
- Xhanti Payi
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Other Foundation
- Abstract:
- The pink Rand is a term which has gained momentum among marketers since the nineties. However, the concept has since grown to not just represent the spending power of the LGBTI community, but their influence across social circles and constructs as both a social grouping and economic segment.
- Topic:
- Economy, LGBT+, Diversity, Corporations, and Consumer Behavior
- Political Geography:
- Africa and South Africa
26. Silent No Longer! Narratives of engagement between LGBTI groups and the churches in southern Africa
- Author:
- Masiiwa Ragies Gunda
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Other Foundation
- Abstract:
- Southern Africa, like the rest of the African continent, is grappling with the increasingly visible reality of homosexual and bisexual women and men, as well as transgender and intersex people. Increasing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) organizations and openly LGBTI individuals populate both the public sphere and many people’s private lives. The struggle for equality and social inclusion of LGBTI citizens is intensifying in the region. Since the population remains deeply religious, religion plays a vital role in this struggle
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Religion, Discrimination, Christianity, LGBT+, Equality, and Inclusion
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Southern Africa
27. Progressive Prudes: A survey of attitudes towards homosexuality & gender non-conformity in South Africa
- Author:
- Pierre Brouard, Melanie Judge, Mogopodi Lekonwe, Zethu Matabeni, Thabo Msibi, Xhanti Payi, Vasu Reddy, Finn Reygan, Ben Roberts, Carla Sutherland, and Niel Victor
- Publication Date:
- 12-2016
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Other Foundation
- Abstract:
- There is a general belief that people in Africa are deeply homophobic and unaccepting of gender diversities, but what does the African public really think? The truth is that we haven’t really known because hardly any work has been done to gather and analyze the views of the public in a structured way in Africa. Now, the results of a ground-breaking survey of what all South Africans think about homosexuality and gender non-conformity – and how they behave, based on that – is available. For the first time, there is scientifically valid, nationally representative data to inform social dialogue and advocacy, public policies, and academic debate. The results confirm some common-sense realities which are often denied by those who oppose equality and social acceptance of gay and lesbian people – but which have not been tested in research on this scale up to now. The results also reveal some surprising new findings.
- Topic:
- Public Opinion, Discrimination, LGBT+, and Survey
- Political Geography:
- Africa and South Africa
28. The Global Politics of Gay Rights: The Straining Relations between the West and Africa
- Author:
- Hakeem Onapajo
- Publication Date:
- 01-2016
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- The Rest: Journal of Politics and Development
- Institution:
- Centre for Strategic Research and Analysis (CESRAN)
- Abstract:
- This article analyses the contemporary global politics of gay rights as it relates to the straining relations between the Western powers and many African states that oppose sexual minorities’ rights. While the West (with emphasis on the United States, EU, and Britain) advocates for the protection of gay rights in the world, Africa provides the largest concentration of states opposed to them. Therefore, there has been rising tension between both regions. This became more apparent after Nigeria and Uganda, respectively, signed their anti-gay bills into law in January and February 2014. In response to this, the Western powers decided to take some punitive measures, especially imposition of sanctions, against the countries to pressurise them to repeal their laws. In an unusual manner, the African states are radically determined to go ahead with their anti-gay laws in open defiance to the demands of the Western powers. This development, which is informed by a number of factors, shows a rather new pattern of behaviour by African states in global politics.
- Topic:
- Minorities, LGBT+, Sexuality, and Gay Rights
- Political Geography:
- Africa, Europe, North America, and United States of America
29. Tool 8: Integrating Gender in Security Sector Reform and Governance (Toolkit for Security Sector Reform and Governance in West Africa)
- Author:
- Aisha Fofana Ibrahim, Alex Sivalie Mbayo, and Rosaline Mcarthy
- Publication Date:
- 01-2015
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)
- Abstract:
- Gender equality is an international norm that stipulates the equal right of women, men and gender minorities to access opportunities and resources, regardless of the sex with which they were born and the gender with which they identify. In the context of the security sector, this means that women and men should have equal opportunities to participate in the provision, management and oversight of security services, and that the security needs of women, men, boys and girls should be equally considered and effectively responded to. While ECOWAS recommends that the specific security and justice needs of men and women, boys and girls are fully integrated into all reform processes and governance mechanisms applicable to the security sector, the transition from theory to practice often proves challenging. Tool 8 of the Toolkit for Security Sector Reform and Governance in West Africa is designed to provide practitioners with action-oriented guidance for tackling this challenge. It may be most useful to national actors involved in the governance of security institutions and to those who partake in democratic oversight. This Tool aims to facilitate the identification of effective entry points for integrating the aims of gender equality in national legislation, strategies and budgets for security; in the management of security institutions; in the delivery of justice and security services and in national defence; as well as at all stages of internal and external oversight of the security sector.
- Topic:
- Security, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Women, Inequality, and LGBT+
- Political Geography:
- Geneva, Africa, United Nations, Liberia, West Africa, and Sierra Leone
30. SOGI-Related Forced Migration in East Africa: Fleeing Uganda After the Passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act
- Author:
- Gitta Zomorodi
- Publication Date:
- 07-2015
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Global Philanthropy Project (GPP)
- Abstract:
- Over the past decade, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Ugandans have sought safety and asylum in various countries, but never in such numbers or with such a high degree of visibility as following the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in December 2013. When reports of LGBT Ugandans seeking refuge in Kenya began to surface in the months following, many international donors and LGBT activists in the region felt at a loss for how to respond. Stories of LGBT Ugandans in the Kakuma refugee camp and Nairobi highlighted difficult living conditions, harassment, arrests and violence. Refugee service providers, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), struggled to respond to the unexpected influx, one that coincided with a government crackdown on refugees in Kenya. It seemed that the Ugandans had left one hostile and insecure environment for another, yet the numbers continued to grow. Instead of slowing, following the Anti-Homosexuality Act’s nullification in August 2014, the stream of asylum seekers from Uganda continued and even increased. …The findings of the research are intended to inform the individuals and organizations who have been responding or wish to respond to this complex situation; to help strengthen protection mechanisms within Uganda and Kenya; and to support proactive and sustainable interventions to address LGBT forced migration. While the recommendations are focused on the situation related to Uganda, it is hoped that they have relevance to the region more broadly and wherever similar situations may arise.
- Topic:
- Refugees, LGBT+, Asylum, and Forced Migration
- Political Geography:
- Uganda, Africa, and East Africa
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