Thirty African countries have laws against homosexuality, but debate still rages over whether homophobia is endemic to Africa or a European import. âLeftover colonial lawsâ against queerness are only partially responsible, said Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, a professor of journalism and mass communications at the University of Georgia and author of the article, âDeconstructing homosexuality in Ghana.â In societies that were already homophobic before colonization, said Dr Mohammed, âthese colonial laws worked in tandem with homophobic societal norms.â American evangelicals also contribute to anti-queerness in Africa.
âWith each passing day under Trump, the mythology of US exceptionalism becomes more fragile.â
âCutting-edge biomedical technology actually perpetuates certain inequalities.â
âThe constraints empire placed on its racial contradictions are falling away.â
âMainstream feminists never quite knew what to do with the welfare rights movement.â
âWhite workers have not only failed to precisely identify their class enemies, they have also held on to the racial baggage of their ancestors.â
