Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
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Discussions about the films on social media and online forums show that African queer lives are complex and don’t tell a single story.
It wasn’t just the film Rafiki - a joyful lesbian love story - but also the experience of going to watch it after it was unbanned that created a new kind of freedom.
A Kenyan film director sued her country’s film board and won. Local artists should follow suit and fight censorship.
