One of the things that’s so important to us during #ReadingAfricaWeek is to stress that African literature isn’t one thing. There are different genres, styles, plots, voices, just like in any other place’s literature. But literature, at least for the time being, is still coming from Earth. And here on Earth, all of us know that some voices and some stories are heard more often than others. It’s why we were so excited to privilege women’s voices in our closing panel, and why we’re doing this post. When #ReadingAfrica, and trying to avoid the trap of the single narrative, make sure to add in queer voices, too. Here are a few places to start. Continue reading “#ReadingAfrica: Listening to LGBTQI+ Voices”