Together with the amazing Kevin Besong, Adrian Jjuuko, Āryā Jeipea Karijo, Belinda Qaqamba Makinana, Nozizwe Ntesang, Khanyisile Phillips, Omar van Reenen, Ayodele Sogunro & Monica Tabengwa I wrote a chapter in this 📕👇 on the election’s impact on LGBTIQ+ communities & activism across Africa 🧵 - ThreadSky

marielreiss.bsky.social • 36 days ago

Together with the amazing Kevin Besong, Adrian Jjuuko, Āryā Jeipea Karijo, Belinda Qaqamba Makinana, Nozizwe Ntesang, Khanyisile Phillips, Omar van Reenen, Ayodele Sogunro & Monica Tabengwa I wrote a chapter in this 📕👇 on the election’s impact on LGBTIQ+ communities & activism across Africa 🧵

Reposted from Greta Olson

One is never too far from elections.
And when one is close to elections, one is never too far from racism.
– Marzia Milazzo

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marielreiss.bsky.social•36 days ago

1/6 we discuss the multifaceted and complex impact of the U.S. Presidential elections on LGBTIQ+ communities and activism across the African continent and spell out the devastating effects of another Trump administration. Already in the first hours after taking office, through at least two of the

marielreiss.bsky.social•36 days ago

2/6 executive orders (on 'defending women' (wtf) and on 'reevaluating US foreign aid'), we get a glimpse into the severe implications - the contributions in the chapter have already pointed out. Some of these are: (further) dehumanization of LGBTIQ+ persons, especially *TIN persons;

marielreiss.bsky.social•36 days ago

3/6 expansion of the global gag rule; even more loss of 'faith in the U.S. as a nation that furthers equality' (Omar van Reenen); advancement of the global right and push by 'anti-gender' movements across the continent, their extremely harmful impact on national legislations, norms, and policies.

marielreiss.bsky.social•36 days ago

4/6 We also discuss some strategies to counter these developments: importance of creating stronger transnational alliances across the continent and, increasingly and where possible, looking to national and regional sources for funding;

marielreiss.bsky.social•36 days ago

5/6 the importance to continue to point out and deconstruct post- and neo-colonial dynamics such as the spread of anti-LGBTIQ+ norms and legislation initiatives and the diffusion of hateful rhetoric and harmful policies. These strategies are of course part of an on-going conversation and struggle

marielreiss.bsky.social•36 days ago

6/6 that is shared by activists across the continent & not only a response to the 2024 U.S. presidential elections. As Nozizwe Ntesang beautifully put it, ultimately 'the prevailing power dynamics must be dismantled to pave the way for a reimagined LGBTI activism rooted in joy and anti-colonialism'.

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