Freemasons, gay men, and corrupt elites in Cameroon — inside a conspiracy theory
by Curated December 21, 2024 · Gay News / Gay Pride / Gay Rights / The Advocate
Author: Peter Geschiere,Rogers Orock
An unusual and fascinating new book has been written by two anthropologists, called Conspiracy Narratives from Postcolonial Africa: Freemasonry, Homosexuality, and Illicit Enrichment. It explores an ongoing conspiracy theory in Cameroon and neighbouring Gabon that corrupt elites spread homosexuality through their connections to secret orders like the Freemasons. They trace the origins of the conspiracy theory to a moral panic in Cameroon in 2005. They then move back in time to understand what it all means. The Conversation asked the authors to tell them more.
Peter Geschiere is a professor emeritus of African Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam and Rogers Orock is an assistant professor of Africana Studies at Lafayette College.
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Author: Peter Geschiere,Rogers Orock
