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Development cooperation and the stratification of lesbian, gay, bi- and transsexual activism: international donors, elite activists and community members during Uganda Pride 2022
Malmö University, Faculty of Technology and Society (TS), Department of Computer Science and Media Technology (DVMT).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5097-6218
Uppsala Univ, Uppsala, Sweden.
2024 (English)In: European Journal of Politics and Gender, ISSN 2515-1088, E-ISSN 2515-1096Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Uganda's infamous state -sanctioned homo-hostility has resulted in intense international attention, development cooperation and Western funding to local lesbian, gay, bi- and transsexual (LGBT+) organisations. However, Western funders and allies in this context are becoming increasingly questioned. Researchers have highlighted the complexities, opportunities and constraints of an increasingly transnational LGBT+ movement, but how is this manifested on the ground in the Global South? Through an inductive and ethnographically inspired study, we set out to explore the Ugandan LGBT+ community and its intra-community relationships and relations with Western funders and allies in the unique setting of Uganda Pride 2022, to which we had rare first-hand access. The results reveal that security concerns, both from outside and within the community, shaped Uganda Pride 2022. The most salient finding is that competition for international funding distorts activists' relations, as it stratifies the LGBT+ community based on who has access to Western donors and international funders.

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Bristol University Press, 2024.
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activism, development cooperation, LGBT+, Pride, stratification, Uganda
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-70023DOI: 10.1332/25151088Y2024D000000033ISI: 001230230100001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-70023DiVA, id: diva2:1886358
Available from: 2024-07-31 Created: 2024-07-31 Last updated: 2024-07-31Bibliographically approved

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