{"product_id":"east-african-queer-and-trans-displacements-hardcover","title":"East African Queer and Trans Displacements - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eB. Camminga\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Marnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Bompani\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBringing together diverse case studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, this open access collection serves as the first in-depth examination of queer and trans displacement in East Africa. \u003c\/b\u003eThe collection features original creative works by queer and trans diasporic writers and artists with first-hand experiences of displacement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last decade has seen a sharp rise in state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in East Africa. \u003cbr\u003eThis includes discriminatory legislation, such as the widely condemned Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda, and government-initiated crackdowns, such as the 'anti-gay taskforce' launched in Tanzania in 2018. The politicisation of sexual and gender rights in the region is often presented as a moral crusade (i.e. a return to traditional\/family values) and is enacted with the support of many religious and cultural leaders. It is within this context that an ever-increasing number of LGBTQI+ people are leaving their homes and seeking protection elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut East Africa cannot be reduced to a site from which LGBTQI+ displacement emanates. Several countries in the region act as either host countries or transit points, even as they produce LGBTQI+ refugees of their own. These complex social, political and legal dynamics make East Africa a productive site for theorising queer and trans displacement. The region offers insights into how, when and why LGBTQI+ Africans move, the social obstacles they face, and the different survival strategies they deploy. Despite this, research on East African queer and trans displacements remains sparse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Bompani\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in Africa and International Development at the Centre of African Studies, the University of Edinburgh, UK. She is the co-editor of two collections including \u003ci\u003eChristian Citizens and the Moral Regeneration of the African State\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eB Camminga (they\/she) \u003c\/b\u003eis a Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender at the University of Bristol, UK and a Research Associate at the African Centre for Migration \u0026amp; Society, University of the Witwatersrand, SA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Marnell \u003c\/b\u003e(he\/him) is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the African Center for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eQueer and Trans African Mobilities: Migration, Asylum and Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (ZED, 2021). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamau Wairuri\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University, UK. He is interested in the ways that\u003cbr\u003esocial order is imagined, produced, and maintained in Africa, with a focus on the politics of criminal justice on\u003cbr\u003ethe continent.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301571617075,"sku":"9781350422032","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/2olKWWbLVo9781350422032.webp?v=1777513184","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/east-african-queer-and-trans-displacements-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}