Un-silencing “Conversion therapies” of LGBTIQ+ people in Africa

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and plus all other (LGBTIQ+) people often are being “corrected” by families through religious cultural beliefs because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, sex characteristics (SOGIESC) that destabilises stable constructs heteronormativity. For these belief systems, LGBTIQ+ threaten the concept family associated values inform so-called social fabric cohesion sexuality norms. In recent years, people, human rights defenders, academics have shed light on practices “conversion therapies” African continent in various forms as practised communities. “Conversion therapy” is also called “reparative or “gay cure” interchangeably to describe different out change, suppress dissuade people’s orientations, identities expressions. This article will use short narrative audio video interviews conducted openDemocracy give voice survivors continent. videos, speak about intersectional reality relations, mental health religion’s impact well-being. Over last few there has been a reappreciation doctrine Trinity. Bisexual Latin-American theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid views Trinity critique heteronormative binaries. Therefore, this explores whether Althaus-Reid’s Trinitarian theology offers counter theological against practices” advocated based religion.