In this third offering from the House of African Feminisms in conjunction with Name Redacted they discuss being queer on the continent and the phenomenon of "coming out". In the season 1 premiere of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, explains what One Foot In The Closet is; giving definitions for terms that folks might be unfamiliar with.

Introduction: One Foot In The Closet

In this third offering from the House of African Feminisms in conjunction with Name Redacted they discuss being queer on the continent and the phenomenon of "coming out". In the season 1 premiere of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, explains what One Foot In The Closet is; giving definitions for terms that folks might be unfamiliar with. They explain: the safety measures used for themselves and their guests; their reasoning behind the majority of episodes being 2-part episodes; the content warnings in the show notes which should be read before listening to an episode; and the impetus of One Foot In The Closet. Name Redacted concludes by reiterating that the podcast is a team effort and giving everyone on the team their due praise and credit; and a note to listeners on how to support and engage with the podcast.

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Episode 1: Nanseera, Part 1

In the debut episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Nanseera, as they talk about:

1. Catholicism, including: Catholic Schools, the hypocrisy of Catholicism, Catholic guilt, our respective childhood dreams of Nunhood and the Priesthood, and Queer witch hunts in Catholic Schools. 
2. Discovering atheism after leaving a hyper-religious environment.
3. The false narrative that Queerness is Un-African. 
4. The perils of navigating dating apps and subtle ways of expressing queerness while keeping One Foot In The Closet.
   

This episode contains brief loud bird calls due to the recording environment.

Content warning for: Mentions of Catholic school queerphobia, prohibitions and punishment. Mention of heterosexual girls wrongfully thinking queer girls want to rape them.

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Episode 2: Nanseera, Part 2

In the second episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Nanseera, as they talk about:

1. Being queer and being lower middle class; simultaneously a dependent of your family while being your family’s hope for upwards social mobility due to being the first degree holder in generations.
2. Balancing knowing that somebody who you love, and somebody who loves you, doesn't love a part of you.
3. The pressure to get married by family and society, bringing people to your home to matchmake with no knowledge or consideration of your queerness or stance on marriage.
4. Experiences creating art with One Foot In The Closet and having to change pronouns or work under pseudonyms to create queer art.

Content warning for: Political leaders attacking queer people as a way to rally people; pastors with an anti-queer agenda and associating queerness with Satan; and being outed by a well-meaning person.

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Episode 3: Queer African Reads, Part 1

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Queer African Reads, as they talk about:

1. How they both don't understand how metrosexual became a thing.
   
2. How people weaponize identity politics as a way of avoiding criticism and community.
   
3. The obliviousness behind queering the ballot in Kenya and how elite capture waters down movements.
   
4. Their fears of ever becoming wealthy and more!

Notes: Both the host and interviewee chose their respective pseudonyms for their safety on the podcast.

Content warning for: Discussion of sexual repression in Catholic schools ; mentions of weapons manufacturers involvement in the decimation of Black and Brown babies across the world.

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Episode 4: Queer African Reads, Part 2

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Queer African Reads, as they talk about:

1. The erasure of queer African histories and the myth of queerness being Un-African
2. The privilege of pronouns
3. Being a Bookstagrammer and reading recommendations on queer African histories and queer fiction
4. How to respond when someone comes out to you and more!
   

Content warning for: discussion of the safety concerns when coming out to people; being outed by someone or company policy forcing you to either misgender yourself or out yourself; the danger of being out and trans on the African continent; how a common response to coming out “we already knew” can be hurtful.

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Episode 5: Double Dealer, Part 1

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Double Dealer, as they talk about:

1. Icebreakers Double Dealer uses to gauge if someone is queer positive or not
2. Bi-phobia, especially among queer people
3. How heteronormativity in queerness affects queer Africans and more!

Content warning for: sexual assault [32.00 - 37.25]

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Episode 6: Double Dealer, Part 2

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Double Dealer, as they talk about:

1. Blurred lines between sex and love
2. Why we need more queer representation in children's books, shows, and movies
3. Existential questions on whether or not gender is real
4. Navigating a homophobic family and more!
   

Content warning for: Predators [10.50 - 16.53], bullying

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Episode 7: Abashese Azinee, Part 1

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Abashese Azinee, as they talk about:

1. How queer spaces on the continent feel like a hug
2. How splitting oneself and being whoever they're allowed to be, instead of who they truly were, affects them over time?
3. How African feminist Twitter spaces saved their lives and more!
   

Content warning for: alcoholism [17.24 - 22.00]

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