Imperialist Queerphobia. The Curtailment of LGBTQ+ Rights in Uganda and South Africa as a Product of Colonialism, Religion, and Patriarchy.

dc.contributor.advisorYahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina
dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Phoebe Eleanor
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-07T11:18:05Z
dc.date.available2023-08-07T11:18:05Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionSecond semester University: University of Galway.
dc.description.abstractThe concerning reality for LGBTQ+ people in sub-Saharan Africa is everincreasing state-sanctioned queerphobia, societal oppression, heteropatriarchal violence and religious queerphobia. This thesis incorporates the analysis of archival interviews, political speech, newspaper articles, letters, case law, photographs and legislation to illuminate the fact that colonialism, religion and patriarchy have coalesced in contributing to increasingly queerphobic attitudes within sub-Saharan Africa, primarily driven by three core rationales: the contention that homosexuality is an ‘un-African’ phenomenon imported from the West which is morally corrupting Africa and must be eradicated to protect and preserve African culture; that homosexuality goes against Christianity – the dominant religion in South Africa and Uganda – and is therefore regarded as a ‘sin’ that must be punished and legislated against by African leaders placing their religious views at the forefront of legislative decision making; and that the existence of queer relationships and identities outside of the heteropatriarchal binary present a threat to masculinity which must be eradicated through heavily policing queer bodies and enforcing violence in the name of ‘enlightenment’. It is these three concepts that need to be negated in order for the full and equal rights of LGBTQ+ people to be enjoyed. Contains references to sexual violence, homophobia, misogyny, racist remarks, and derogatory language.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission - Operating grant - Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe Instrument (NDICI)
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.gchumanrights.org/handle/20.500.11825/2606
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25330/2526
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGlobal Campus of Human Rights
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal Campus Europe (EMA) awarded theses 2021/2022
dc.subjectLGBTI rights
dc.subjectgender discrimination
dc.subjectgender identity
dc.subjectcolonialism
dc.subjectpatriarchy
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectreligious aspects
dc.subjecthomosexuality
dc.subjectviolence
dc.titleImperialist Queerphobia. The Curtailment of LGBTQ+ Rights in Uganda and South Africa as a Product of Colonialism, Religion, and Patriarchy.
dc.typeThesis

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