East African Queer and Trans Displacements

Bringing 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. The collection features original creative works by queer and trans diasporic writers and artists with first-hand experiences of displacement.

The last decade has seen a sharp rise in state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in East Africa.
This includes discriminatory legislation, such as the widely c...