An invaluable insight into the narrative politics and theologies of LGBTQ+ life-storytelling, a key text for those in African Humanities, Queer Studies, Religious Studies, and Refugee Studies.Presenting the deeply moving personal life stories of Ugandan LGBTQ+ refugees in Nairobi, Kenya alongside an analysis of the process in which they creatively engaged with two Bible stories - Daniel in the Lions' Den (Old Testament) and Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery (New Testament) - Sacred Queer Stories explores how readings of biblical stories can reveal their experiences of struggle, their hopes for the future, and their faith in God and humanity. Arguing that the telling of life-stories of marginalised people, such as of Ugandan LGBTQ+ refugees, affirms embodied existence and agency, is socially and politically empowering, and enables human solidarity, the authors also show how the Bible as an authoritative religious text and popular cultural archive in Africa is often used against LGBTQ+ people but can also be reclaimed as a site of meaning, healing, and empowerment. The result of a collaborative project between UK-based academics and a Nairobi-based organisation of Ugandan LGBTQ+ refugees, the book provides a valuable insight into the narrative politics and theologies of LGBTQ+ life-storytelling. A key text for those in African Humanities, Queer Studies, Religious Studies, and Refugee Studies, among others, the book expresses an innovative methodology of inter-reading queer life-stories and biblical stories.

Foreword, by Stella Nyanzi IntroductionPART I: UGANDAN LGBTQ+ REFUGEE LIFE STORIESStory 1: It's my nature, this is who I amStory 2: It's not like heaven hereStory 3: Here we are free to express ourselves without fearStory 4: I consider this as my new familyStory 5: Personally, I think God is gayStory 6: Angels don't have a genderStory 7: God loves me more than they love meStory 8: I just wanted an opportunity to express myselfStory 9: I was chased away from the garden of heavenStory 10: First and foremost, I want to be a free personStory 11: God has a purpose for us allStory 12: God doesn't make mistakesPART II: INTER-READING UGANDAN LGBTQ+ LIFE STORIES AND BIBLE STORIES1. Inter-reading Life Stories and Bible Stories2. Daniel in the Homophobic Lions' DenPoem: 'The Company of Men!', by Tom Rogers Muyunga-Mukasa3. Jesus and the Guys Charged with IndecencyPoem: 'Accused of a Sodomy Act', by Tom Rogers Muyunga-MukasaReflection: A Postcolonial and Self-reflexive ReadingConclusion