Stories of Change
Subtitle: Religious Leaders and LGBTIQ Inclusion in East Africa
By: David Kuria Mbote, Barbara Bompani, and Adriaan van Klinken, with Damaris Parsitau
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2024
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781350415980
Subjects: Homosexuality; Religious aspects; LGBT activism; Sex; East Africa; Gender studies, gender groups
Description: Based on in-depth interviews with over twenty inspirational Kenyan and Ugandan Christian and Muslim leaders actively involved in struggles for LGBTIQ rights, this open access book shows how religious leaders in East African countries can be agents of progressive social change.    Through a community-based approach of life-story methodology, a team of field-leading scholars and practitioners from Kenya and the UK draws out crucial, critical insights into the personal, theological and social sacrifices and challenges that these religious leaders face in everyday realities dominated by conservative religious interpretations and theologies. In so doing, they also identify common strategies religious leaders develop to respond to these challenges while keeping true to their mission.  The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com
Notes: Open Access Unrestricted online access

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Table of contents: title: Foreword: A testament and source of hope, by     Ezra Chitando Introduction: Religious leaders and LGBTIQ inclusion in East Africa  PART I: Stories of LGBTIQ religious leaders Chapter 1. Pastor Caroline: 'God is like a mother who     holds you when you cry' Chapter 2. Reverend Jalendo: 'I have learned from my own     woundedness' Chapter 3. Pastor Trevor: 'If there is anything that has     taught me about God, it is my same-sex attraction' Chapter 4. Mama Annette: 'My existence as a trans pastor     is a manifestation of God's love' Chapter 5. Pastor Aggie: 'I am learning to accept and     live with my scars' Chapter 6. Pastor Ria: 'We need to remember that God does     not make mistakes' Chapter 7. Pastor Deron: 'The Lord has a reason why I am     a transwoman' Chapter 8. Bishop James: 'Some of us are martyrs by doing     this work'  PART II: Stories of LGBTIQ-allied religious leaders Chapter 9.    Pastor Silvana: 'My role is to be a tree that     bears fruits' Chapter 10. Pastor Neema: 'My task is to respect divinity as reflected in     each of us' Chapter 11. Evangelist Vincent: 'My hope is that LGBTIQ people will know     God' Chapter 12. Pastor Stephen: 'I arrived at the point of repenting for my     homophobia' Chapter 13. Pastor Dorcas: 'I persevere with my calling to preach love in     the community' Chapter 14. Evangelist Josephine: 'As a mother in the community, I should     have no boundaries' Chapter 15. Pastor Laura: 'I feel like Queen Esther, who put her life at     risk to save others' Chapter 16. Bishop Roger: 'When you start being inclusive, you are branded' Chapter 17. Reverend Kimindu: 'This can only be a calling, or I would have     stopped long ago' Chapter 18. Fr Marangi: 'I do not support LGBTIQ people as an activist, but     as a Christian' Chapter 19. Sheikh Dawoud: 'I do not promote homosexuality, I just protect     people who are part of our community' Chapter 20. Sheikh Abdallah: 'LGBTIQ people have gifts which we need for     the umma to grow' Chapter 21. Youth leader Abdul: 'We have to stand with them because of that     brother- and sisterhood' Chapter 22. Bishop Joseph: 'We will come to accept our LGBTQ+ children as a     blessing' Chapter 23. Professor Vashti: 'My grandmother taught me that faith and     activism go hand in hand' Chapter 24. Bishop Senyonjo: 'God is still creating, and he continues to     reveal things'  Conclusion Bibliography Index