List of African LGBTIQ+ Publications
In no particular order (this list is certainly not exhaustive but should start you on your journey through some of Africa’s Queer offering:
Q-Zine
One of my favourite sources of LGBTIQ+ content is Q-Zine. Available here
“Q-zine is a pan-African, bilingual (English and French), arts and culture, electronic magazine by, for and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex asexual, (LGBTQIA+) Africans both on the continent and in the Diaspora. The overall goal of the magazine is to provide an inspiring and creative outlet for LGBTQIA+ Africans and allies to celebrate, debate and explore the creativity and cultural richness of queer life in Africa and the Diaspora. Our ambition is to encourage LGBTIQ+ Africans and allies to decide for ourselves how we should be represented in the media and popular culture by taking ownership of our stories in creative and inspiring ways.”
Queer Africa 1: New and Collected Fiction
“Queer Africa is a collection of unapologetic, tangled, tender, funny, bruising and brilliant stories about the many ways in which we love each other on the continent – In these unafraid stories of intimacy, sweat, betrayal and restless confidences, we accompany characters into cafes, tattoo salons, the barest of bedrooms, coldly gleaming spaces into which the rich withdraw, unlit streets, and their own deepest interiors.” Available Here
Editors: Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba
Published in 2013 by Mathoko’s Books, South Africa
Queer Africa 2: New Stories
“In Queer Africa 2: New Stories, the 26 stories by writers from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda and the USA present exciting and varied narratives on life. There are stories on desire, disruption and dreams; others on longing, lust and love. The stories are representative of the range of human emotions and experiences that abound in the lives of Africans and those of the diaspora, who identify variously along the long and fluid line of the sexuality, gender and sexual orientation spectrum in the African continent. Centred in these stories and in their attendant relationships is humanity. The writers showcase their artistry in storytelling in thought provoking and delightful ways.” Available Here
Editors: Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba
Published in 2017 by Mathoko’s Books, South Africa