Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Notes on Authors and Contributors ix
5. Glossary and Abbreviations xi
6. Acknowledgement xiii
7. Foreword xv
8. Introduction 1
9. PART I Ugandan LGBTQ+ Refugee Life Stories
10. STORY 1 It’s my nature, this is who I am 29
11. STORY 2 It’s not like heaven here 41
12. STORY 3 Here we are free to express ourselves without fear 52
13. STORY 4 I consider this as my new family 60
14. STORY 5 Personally, I think God is gay 67
15. STORY 6 Angels don’t have a gender 72
16. STORY 7 God loves me more than they love me 81
17. STORY 8 I just wanted an opportunity to express myself 89
18. STORY 9 I was chased away from the garden of heaven 99
19. STORY 10 First and foremost, I want to be a free person 103
20. STORY 11 God has a purpose for us all 106
21. STORY 12 God doesn’t make mistakes 113
22. PART II Inter-reading Ugandan LGBTQ+ Life Stories and Bible Stories
23. 1 Inter-reading Life Stories and Bible Stories 123
24. 2 Daniel in the Homophobic Lions’ Den 152
25. 3 Jesus and the Guys Charged with Indecency 182
26. 4 Reflection: A Postcolonial and Self-reflexive Reading 214
27. Conclusion 223
28. Bibliography 233
29. Index of Names and Subjects 249