Being gay is not un-African — homophobia and queer-phobia are

The false notion that “being gay is un-African” is one of the most dangerous misconceptions driving violence, marginalisation and discrimination against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or hold other gender and sexual identities (LGBTQIA+) on our continent, writes Lindiwe Mazibuko.