Kenyan, Christian, queer : religion, LGBT activism, and arts of resistance in Africa /

Kenyan, Christian, queer : religion, LGBT activism, and arts of resistance in Africa /

Examines the role of religion in LGBT activism in Kenya. Offers case studies of creative forms of queer visibility through which Kenyan LGBT individuals organize and present themselves in the public domain while critically engaging and appropriating Christian beliefs, symbols, and practices"--P...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Klinken, A. S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]
Series:Africana religions.
Subjects:
Sexual minorities > Kenya > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Homosexuality > Kenya > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Homophobia > Kenya.
Homosexuality and the arts > Kenya.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : From "African homophobia" to queer arts of resistance
  • Kenyan queer critique of christianity and homophobia
  • Prophetess
  • Kenyan claim to queer and Christian love
  • Bodywork
  • Kenyan queer stories of sexuality and faith
  • Positive
  • Kenyan queer Christian community
  • Ambassador.