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By Ruth Morgan, Saskia Wieringa

A shiny portrait of gay African girls, this selection of essays examines and celebrates same-sex practices whereas acknowledging their taboo prestige in lots of African cultures. From Uganda to Namibia, governmental homophobia and feminine energy are one of the completely mentioned issues.

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None of them have children, though two would like to adopt one in the future. They all stressed what an enormous help it was for them that they now had an organisation to support them when in trouble. They could meet likeminded women, share their difficulties, and when they couldn’t cope on their own, there were counsellors available. Jovita tell us about her present life and her relationships: At first it was a problem [meeting other women] as it included approaching a fellow-woman and telling her you want to go with her.

My respondents are all very conscious of their identity as a woman foremost. When I asked them how they saw themselves in relation to men, only Anita replied: I hate them. Three of the others were not so negative: I am better than them (Asha, Prisca, Jovita). Hanifa said most clearly that she is proud of herself. 58 000352_ZGALA_TOMBOY 1/19/07 10:20 AM Page 59 Chapter Two When I asked them further what makes them feel fully woman, three of them, Prisca, Hanifa and Jovita, replied that it was ‘committed love’ that was most important to their sense of self.

There is no space for gays and lesbians in the churches and mosques of Tanzania; there are no pastors, imams or other religious leaders who preach tolerance and respect. Only Hanifa tries to integrate religion with her life: I value both society and religion. Though LGBT colleagues in most cases wonder how this can be. Queers can be Muslim because they were raised like that, and sometimes we do not want to abandon our culture or religion when we come out. So we have to reconcile our homosexuality with Islam because the message of prohibition from the mainstream Muslim community is very strong.

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