Special Issue: African Canadians, Gender, and Sexuality/ Édition spéciale: Les afro-canadiens, le genre et la sexualité: Introduction

TLDR: In this paper, a special issue, focusing on African Canadians, gender and sexuality, is presented, which adds to the body of empirical knowledge about gender and sexual identity and how they relate to identities, structures and systems within African Canadian communities.

Abstract: This is the introduction to a special issue, focusing on African Canadians, gender and sexuality. This special issue adds to the body of empirical knowledge about gender and sexuality and how they relate to identities, structures, and systems within African Canadian communities. All of the articles feature qualitative inquiries. These were conducted in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia and focused on education, policing, sexual agency and romantic relationships.