The Rainbow of Desire...

This week we have continued our work on the play about gay and lesbian issues...one of the central scenes is about a teacher who can't be out at work and the struggle he faces when a student who is questioning confides in him. This plot line speaks to me, for obvious reasons. I also taught a TO workshop focusing on Rainbow of Desire...we worked on two women's stories about the challenges they face with their families' expectations...also a deep and universal theme. I am also learning more about the dynamics of the lesbian community here through talking to the women at Themba, and am reading a book about lesbians throughout Africa. Needless to say, life is very hard for them--the governments say it's unAfrican and a western import, and the church (itself a western import) says it's wrong in God's eyes. They can't win. But there is a community here and I'm glad to have a connection to it.