You’ve touched on an extremely relevant but oft overlooked aspect in the plethora of opinions people have about our situation in Zimbabwe. I think the question of sexualities and its’ impact on issues of political/social obligations/expectations while important in its own right (as you point out), points to the relevance of thinking about issues of public deliberation and public influence as they play out in Zimbabwe. How, for example, would an investigation into Zimbabwean’s perception of themselves as political people, inform an understanding of the general apathy that Zimbabweans have for politics?

Asking questions like these and others in the same line, one quickly realizes the importance of developing a Zimbabwean perspective on how public influence and sanction are achieved. Unfortunately, this line of question is not a very popular one currently.

Please keep me informed as you continue thinking about this. As a Zimbabwean rhetorician, I’m always looking for perspectives from like minded people.

Best.