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LGBTQ+ Demographic Studies - Kenyan, Christian, Queer: Religion, LGBT Activism, and Arts of Resistance in Africa (Africana Religions)

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Book Synopsis: Popular narratives cite religion as the driving force behind homophobia in Africa, portraying Christianity and LGBT expression as incompatible. Without denying Christianity’s contribution to the stigma, discrimination, and exclusion of same-sex-attracted and gender-variant people on the continent, Adriaan van Klinken presents an alternative narrative, foregrounding the ways in which religion also appears as a critical site of LGBT activism.Taking up the notion of “arts of resistance,” Kenyan, Christian, Queer presents four case studies of grassroots LGBT activism through artistic and creative expressions—including the literary and cultural work of Binyavanga Wainaina, the “Same Love” music video produced by gay gospel musician George Barasa, the Stories of Our Lives anthology project, and the LGBT-affirming Cosmopolitan Affirming Church. Through these case studies, Van Klinken demonstrates how Kenyan traditions, black African identities, and Christian beliefs and practices are being navigated, appropriated, and transformed in order to allow for queer Kenyan Christian imaginations.Transdisciplinary in scope and poignantly intimate in tone, Kenyan, Christian, Queer opens up critical avenues for rethinking the nature and future of the relationship between Christianity and queer activism in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa.

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Are you interested in exploring the intersections of religion, LGBT activism, and African arts? Look no further than the groundbreaking book, "Kenyan, Christian, Queer: Religion, LGBT Activism, and Arts of Resistance in Africa." This thought-provoking book challenges popular narratives by showcasing how religion can also serve as a critical site of LGBT activism. By highlighting the artistic and creative expressions of grassroots activists in Kenya, such as Binyavanga Wainaina and George Barasa, this book unveils the inspiring ways in which Kenyan traditions, African identities, and Christian beliefs are being transformed to enable queer imaginations.

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