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A review by mybookworldtour
Queer Africa: Selected stories by Alistair Mackay, Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba
3.0
'Queer Africa' is an anthology of short stories highlighting different aspects of being LGBTIQ+ in the African continent and its diasporas, including in countries where same-sex love is illegal.
All stories except one worked for me. However, the one I disliked, I also found deeply disturbing and problematic. In this tale, the incestuous sexual relationship between a father and a son is described in graphic terms and portrayed as same-sex love. I find it extremely harmful to link incest and child abuse (yes, even if the son is an adult, it is still abuse!) to a "queer" definition. Doing so is detrimental to the lgbtiq+ movement.
All stories except one worked for me. However, the one I disliked, I also found deeply disturbing and problematic. In this tale, the incestuous sexual relationship between a father and a son is described in graphic terms and portrayed as same-sex love. I find it extremely harmful to link incest and child abuse (yes, even if the son is an adult, it is still abuse!) to a "queer" definition. Doing so is detrimental to the lgbtiq+ movement.