Love Falls On Us

Robbie Corey-Boulet has worked for over a decade as a journalist, primarily in West Africa and Southeast Asia. He reported for several years for the West Africa bureau of the Associated Press, and his writing has been published by outlets including The Atlantic, Guernica, World Policy Journal and The Guardian. He has also worked in Liberia as a media trainer for the NGO Journalists for Human Rights. He is currently the senior editor of World Politics Review and is based in Brooklyn, New York

• IntroductionPart 1: Cameroon1. Indomitable Lions2. Do No Harm3. More Fear Than Joy4. Human Rights Feeds on Horror5. Love Falls On UsPart 2: Côte d’Ivoire6. Here in the Realm of Art7. L’Affaire pédophilie8. A Life for Two9. Winners and Losers10. Brahima du jardinPart 3: Liberia11. Everybody Will Carry Their Own Burden12. Anti-Liberian, Anti-God13. Let That Awareness Be Created14. Grown Woman15. Finding Our Own Champions

At last, a book with fresh reporting and nuanced insight on the LGBT community in Africa. Corey-Boulet launches the reader into the fight for the rights of queer Africans, with thoughtful attention to the global and local dynamics of activism across cultures. Even better, he gives us more stories of ordinary African lives, animating them with context and charm. This is an important book.