
Who killed the Shoga?
Long before modern sexual identities reached the East African coast, the Swahili shoga occupied a recognized place in women’s society, until colonialism and later Western frameworks remade them.
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Robert Philipson is the founder and artistic director of Shoga Films, a nonprofit that specializes in media content creation with a specific focus on, among other subjects, LGBTQ issues, the African American community, and Africa.

Long before modern sexual identities reached the East African coast, the Swahili shoga occupied a recognized place in women’s society, until colonialism and later Western frameworks remade them.