Queer and Trans African Mobilities : Migration, Asylum and DiasporaRecent years have seen increased scholarly and media interest in the cross border movements of LGBT persons, particularly those seeking protection in the Global North . While this has helped focus attention on the plight of individuals fleeing homophobic or transphobic persecution, it has also reinvigorated racist tropes about the Global South. In the case of Africa, the expansion of anti LGBT laws and the prevalence of hetero patriarchal discourses