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Mikael Owunna, Queer African Motherhood – Tobi & Gabi<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mikael Owunna
\nNigerian-American, born 1990<\/p>\n

\u201cQueer African Motherhood \u2013 Tobi & Gabi,\u201d Limit(less)<\/em>\u00a0Series
\n2017<\/p>\n

Photograph<\/p>\n

Collection of Mikael Owunna<\/p>\n

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Pittsburg-born Nigerian-American photographer Mikael Owunna\u2019s globe-trotting series Limit(less)<\/em> explores the question of what it means to be both African and LGBTQ outside of Africa. Owunna\u2019s work redefines \u201cwhat it means to be an immigrant, African and queer\u201d as he spends time with and photographs queer Africans based in North America, Europe, and the Caribbean (Owunna). In this photo, Owunna captures an intimate moment between a queer bisexual Nigerian mother and their daughter in Essex, UK. When asked about their hopes for their daughter, the mother said, \u201cMy dream is that she understands what freedom is in all senses of the word and is always surrounded by people who will guide and nurture her in the ways she chooses to go\u201d. Owunna\u2019s photographs highlight the experiences of queer diasporic Africans and depict a powerful counterpoint to narratives that place queer identities as antithetical to love and community.<\/p>\n

Saidou Camara ’19<\/p>\n

Bibliography<\/p>\n

Allen, Jafari S. 2012. \u201cBlack\/Queer\/Diaspora at the Current Conjuncture.\u201d GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies<\/em> 18, no. 2-3: 211-248.
\nThis article offers an overview of current trends in the space of black\/queer\/diaspora studies, finding that the field is especially multivalent and liberatory with a focus on possible futures.<\/p>\n

Naples, Nancy. 2004. \u201cQueer parenting in the new millennium.\u201d Gender & Society<\/em> 18, no. 6: 679-684.
\nUsing her own experience as a lesbian mother, Nancy Naples argues against the opposition of same-sex marriage as a means to protect the children, a very heteronormative stance.<\/p>\n

Ross, Lori and Cheryl Dobinson. 2013. \u201cWhere is the \u2018B\u2019 in LGBT Parenting? A Call for Research on Bisexual Parenting.\u201d In LGBT-Parent Families<\/em>. Goldberg, A, Allen, K. (eds). New York: Springer. Pp. 87-103.
\nAuthors Lori Ross and Cheryl Dobinson find that very little research has been done on the experiences of parents that identify as bisexual, finding that they often get collapsed with gay and lesbian parents.<\/p>\n

Owunna, Mikael. \u201cLimit(less).\u201d Mikael Owunna<\/em>. https:\/\/www.mikaelowunna.com\/limitless<\/a>
\nThis webpage provides additional information about Mikael Owunna\u2019s Limit(less)<\/em> series from the artist himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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