24 October 2024, 2–6 pm
The Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation cordially invites you to the conference “Cultures and Colonialism ‒ Decoloniality and LGBTIQ+ Human Rights”. Topics: the impact of European colonization on queer lifestyles and gender, and practical opportunities for postcolonial project work.
24. Oktober, 14–18 h
Die Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung lädt herzlich ein zur Konferenz „Kulturen und Kolonialismus — Dekolonisierung und die Menschenrechte von LSBTIQ*“. Themen sind die Auswirkung der europäischen Kolonialisierung auf queere Lebensweisen und Gender und Möglichkeiten einer postkolonialen Projektarbeit.
Golden Moyo* is a lay preacher in rural Zimbabwe. In 2018, after decades of hiding his sexual orientation, Moyo came out to his family and friends and his parish as gay.
Attitudes to sexual and gender minorities in Zimbabwe are highly conservative. Those found guilty of consensual same-sex sexual activity could face up to one year’s imprisonment and a fine. The southern African country’s anti-homosexuality law was first introduced by the British during its colonisation of Zimbabwe.
The LGBTQIA+ community in Africa faces significant challenges and systemic discrimination, rooted in historical colonial legacies and reinforced by cultural norms and religious beliefs. In seeking foreign aid to safeguard our rights, the LGBTQIA+ community isn’t surrendering to neocolonialism but rather engaging in an anti-colonial struggle for justice and equality.
Im Rahmen des African Book Festivals 2024, das Ende Juni in Berlin stattfand, diskutierten Stella Nyanzi aus Uganda, Khanyisa Mnyaka aus Südafrika und Bisi Alimi aus Nigeria über dekoloniale Ansätze zu Verbindungen von Politik, Glaube, Kunst und queerer Liebe. Der von Celia Parbey moderierte Austausch wurde in Kooperation mit der Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung im Rahmen des Projekts „Kulturen und Kolonialismus“ realisiert.
“Von den spirituellen Beschützern der philippinischen Ureinwohner, den Babaylan, bis hin zu den Ogbanje in Nigeria hat es im Laufe der Geschichte überall eine Vielfalt an sexuellen Orientierungen und Geschlechtsidentitäten gegeben.“* Das Wissen über diese Kulturen der Offenheit ist verschüttet, verdrängt und wenig erforscht.
“From the Filipino Indigenous community’s babaylan spiritual protectors, who interact with or are a blend of feminine and masculine spirits, to ogbanje individuals in Nigeria, diversity in sexual orientations and gender identities has existed everywhere throughout recorded history.”*
Over the past few months, across East Africa, there has been an increased crackdown on the rights and freedoms of LGBTIQ+ communities. Countries such as Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, and Ethiopia have successfully passed repressive legislation and/or witnessed an increased number of arrests of LGBTIQ+ persons.
A talk with Ugandan LBQ+ activists
The relationship between religion and sexuality has been complicated throughout history. To date, religion is the basis on which many African countries and those within their borders have an anti-sexuality stance. Sexuality, more so sex, is taboo, one that shouldn’t be discussed. This lack of information for individuals and communally as a society means there are many misconceptions fuelled by religious morality.
Einladung
Español (Articulo)
Webtalk mit Melibea Obono
Sexuelle Minderheiten und religiöser Synkretismus in der ethnischen Gruppe der Fang in Äquatorialguinea. Ein Text von Trifonia Melibea Obono, Aktivistin und Autorin aus Äquatorialguinea, den sie verfasst hat aus Anlass eines Webtalks mit der Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung im Juli 2023.