RT Article
T1 Decolonial Homophobia: Is Decolonisation Incompatible with LGBT+ Affirmation in Christian Ethics?
JF Studies in Christian ethics
VO 37
IS 1
SP 71
OP 92
A1 Day, Caleb M.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1884666787
AB I evaluate the argument advanced in politics and Christian ethics that I term ‘decolonial homophobia’: that decolonisation and LGBT+ affirmation are contradictory because LGBT+ rights are a global Northern phenomenon that is imperialistically imposed on the global South. I suggest one premise of the argument is valid—neo-colonial imposition of LGBT+ rights does happen and should be opposed. However, the overall argument fails because it erases or distorts diverse views and complexities of pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial history, and it tacitly supports ‘homophobic nationalism’ that is oppressive even when advanced in ostensibly decolonial causes. I grant that there are tensions within many current expressions of decolonisation and LGBT+ rights, but argue that Christians should support both decolonisation and LGBT+ rights as intersecting justice issues. I close by suggesting we listen to global Southern LGBT+ activists like Uganda's kuchus on how to navigate this tension and pursue intersectional justice in all societies.
K1 Evangelical
K1 Anglican Communion
K1 Africa
K1 Uganda
K1 Homophobia
K1 LGBT+
K1 Colonisation
K1 Decolonisation
DO 10.1177/09539468231215304