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Pic & article about 2 #Indian lawyers who successfully fought to decriminalize same-sex relations & have themselves come out as a couple is hugely popular & a reminder that gender & sexual fluidity not exclusively white/western. This also an important read ilgrandecolibri.com/en/islamic-mid…
And if you can access academic journals: Medieval Arab Lesbians and Lesbian-Like Women by Sahar Amer
jstor.org/stable/40663351 #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈
“This article provides a brief historic survey of evidence regarding love between women in Islamic societies... One inspiring description by 12th C writer Sharif al-Idrisi of what is framed as a lesbian orientation...is worth quoting” alpennia.com/lhmp/lesbian-h… #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈
For a more contemporary read: She Called Me Woman - Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak via @CassavaRepublic, which I was glad to blurb #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈
A good review of She Called Me Woman: Nigeria's Queer Women Speak via @african_queer rewritelondon.com/portfolio/book… #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈
Good article by @noosarowiwa on @CassavaRepublic’s anthology of queer #Nigerian women She Called Me Woman, @FrankieEdozien’s memoir of being a gay #Nigerian @LivesGreatMen, and documenting the joy & hope of #LGBTQ experiences the-tls.co.uk/articles/publi…
So important to see personal narratives of #LGBTQ Africans, esp as hysterical homophobia on rise globally. Thank you brother and comrade @FrankieEdozien for your powerful memoir Lives of Great Men: Living and Loving as an African Gay Man 💜✊🏽❤️🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQ
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