Megan Robertson

Africa is often portrayed as a queer- and transphobic continent, precisely because of its deeply religious social and political cultures. However, across the African continent, religion has proven vital to activism for queer and trans rights and inclusion. In fact, religious belonging and national or ethnic belonging are at times inextricable, making queer and trans reflections on the sacred central to political struggles. Adopting a broad notion of queer and trans theologies as embedded in, and emerging from, grassroots communities and creative forms of mobilization, this chapter explores the varied approaches to and modes of queer and trans religious reflection, and their ties to other social and political developments, across Africa. It respectively discusses activist, narrative, and literary theologies as emerging forms of African queer and trans worldmaking through religious discourse.

Delivering high quality genomics-informed care to patients requires accurate test results whose clinical implications are understood. While other actors, including state agencies, professional organizations, and clinicians, are involved, this article focuses on the extent to which the federal agencies that play the most prominent roles — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services enforcing CLIA and the FDA — effectively ensure that these elements are met and concludes by suggesting possible ways to improve their oversight of genomic testing.