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151 gap statements mined from African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 3,037 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Programs related to premarital counseling, family guidance, and mentorship should focus on mutual respect, co-responsibility, partnerships, and accountability between spouses. In this way, marriage will remain a platform for building harmonious family and community life based on equality of the genders.

    Marriage as a Site of Gender Construction: A Genealogical Analysis of Ritual, Identity, and Social Belonging Among the Vatsonga of Southern Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • Although the focus of this study was African Pentecostalism, there is still a need for further studies into the subject that can provide a comparison with other Christian contexts.

    The Missionary-Colonial Forms of Marriages and Sexualities Within African Pentecostalism: A Sankofa-De-Colonial Perspective · 2025 · DOI

  • This paper will therefore go some way toward meeting the requirement for further research on contextualised studies in the field of African marriage studies by virtue of its focus on the Vatsonga ethnic community.

    Marriage as a Site of Gender Construction: A Genealogical Analysis of Ritual, Identity, and Social Belonging Among the Vatsonga of Southern Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research into the role of donors in safeguarding sexual rights in such complicated contexts is also necessary.

    Navigating Ambiguity: Reproductive Justice and the Restriction of Abortion Rights, LGBTI+ Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Zambia · 2026 · DOI

  • Such processes demonstrate why inclusion and exclusion are insufficient as opposing categories for understanding queer cultural belonging.

    “Yintoni Indoda?” Queerness, Cultural Belonging and the Making of African Manhood · 2026 · DOI

  • There is limited attention on female students’ experiences of GBV in HEIs. Available research does not seem to adequately showcase the magnitude of the social issue from the perspectives of female students as direct survivors of GBV.

    Unveiling silent struggles: Gender-based violence experiences of South African female students in higher education institutions · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for further research on the detection of breast lesions using ultrasound and mammography. The study identifies the need for a larger sample size to confirm the findings.

    Intersections of victimisation, criminalisation, and gender equality: Advancing rights, equality, and empowerment for all women and girls · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the implications of queer childhood for educational practice. Future research could examine the ways in which queer childhood can be supported and promoted in different contexts.

    Un dialogo innovativo tra la nuova sociologia dell’infanzia e la teoria queer · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for a queer reinterpretation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

    Un dialogo innovativo tra la nuova sociologia dell’infanzia e la teoria queer · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need to develop more inclusive and transformative social work practices.

    Il possibile contributo delle teorie queer alla prospettiva anti-oppressiva nel servizio sociale · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the application of queer theories in social work practice. It could investigate the impact of integrating queer theories and anti-oppressive social work on social work outcomes.

    Il possibile contributo delle teorie queer alla prospettiva anti-oppressiva nel servizio sociale · 2026 · DOI

  • On her examination of rape in the Cape Colony Pamela Scully (1995) stated that race, gender, and class guided colonial rule and that the sexual violence perpetrated against black women during colonial rule remains underinvestigated.

    Intergenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence and Descendants of the Enslaved in Cape Town, South Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of consensus on how to define 'child' hinders global efforts to eliminate child marriage. The current frameworks often overlook cultural beliefs and practices that sustain child marriage. The COVID-19 pandemic affected data collection.

    A “Girl” or a “Child”? Examining the “Rights-Based” Approach to Child Marriage in Malawi Through an African Feminist Lens · 2026 · DOI

  • The study notes that the lack of evaluation of Malawi's earlier National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage (2018-2023) is a limitation. The study also notes that the COVID-19 pandemic affected data collection. The study has a small sample size of 22 participants.

    A “Girl” or a “Child”? Examining the “Rights-Based” Approach to Child Marriage in Malawi Through an African Feminist Lens · 2026 · DOI

  • The research highlights the need to expose the vices of power abuse on society and girls' education.

    Power Abuse and Girls’ Education in Olu Obafemi’s Dark Times Are Over? · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of attention to the 'woman' question in the Pan-African struggle. The systemic underrepresentation of women in politics and gendered economic inequality.

    Pan-Africanism and Feminism: Possibilities for African Women in the 21st Century · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of attention to the 'woman' question in the Pan-African struggle.

    Pan-Africanism and Feminism: Possibilities for African Women in the 21st Century · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should consider the diverse understandings of gender. The paper suggests that future research should analyze the themes of the category of «third world woman», the othering of motherhood, the sexual/gendering of the body, and the consequence of dislocation on academic positionalities.

    Descentrando a teoria hegemónica de género: Implicações para a pesquisa educacional · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap is the lack of consideration for contexts and meanings in other regions. The gap is the need for a new feminist research agenda.

    Descentrando a teoria hegemónica de género: Implicações para a pesquisa educacional · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to challenge dominant moralistic discourses and position sex workers as economic agents.

    From Colonial Shadows to Postcolonial Streets: Rethinking Sex Work in Eastern Nigeria, 1960–1980 · 2026 · DOI

  • For churches Churches need to provide an environment where men feel comfortable in sharing their problems related to mental issues without any fear of being stigmatised or ridiculed. It is essential that the programs for mental health awareness, support groups, and counseling activities be included in the church setting (Doehring 2015:93).

    The Burden of Being a Man: A Theological Exploration of Masculinity, Emotional Suppression, and the Rising Suicide Rate Among South African Men · 2026 · DOI

  • It also identifies a gap in understanding how activism and coalition building can promote health service access and bodily autonomy for all. The study highlights the need to address the intersection of multiple layers of ambiguity in Zambia.

    Navigating Ambiguity: Reproductive Justice and the Restriction of Abortion Rights, LGBTI+ Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Zambia · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of knowledge on how Zimbabweans perceive DNA testing of their children and relatives. The impact of DNA testing on child development, identity, and family unity is not well understood.

    The Shona Perceptions on Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Tests and Implications on Gender Relations, Parenthood and Identity in Zimbabwe · 2026 · DOI

  • There is minimal research on the experiences of young black widows in Africa and specifically South Africa. Previous studies have focused on widows in general, without identifying young widows as a particular concern.

    Cultural challenges of young black widows in Mangaung in the Free State, South Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for cultural institutional adjustments like counselling systems and establishing old people’s homes and orphanages to cater for those that have no families to take care of them after the DNA test has revealed that the alleged parents are not the biological parents, There is need for further research to be conducted in other African social groups on how they perceive the procedure and its far-reaching…

    The Shona Perceptions on Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Tests and Implications on Gender Relations, Parenthood and Identity in Zimbabwe · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) There is limited attention on female students’ experiences of GBV in HEIs (“Unveiling silent struggles: Gender-based violence experiences of South African…”, 2026); (2) Future research could explore the implications of queer childhood for educational practice (“Un dialogo innovativo tra la nuova sociologia dell’infanzia e la teoria queer”, 2026); (3) Future research could explore the application of queer theories in social work practice (“Il possibile contributo delle teorie queer alla prospettiva anti-oppressiva nel…”, 2026); (4) The lack of consensus on how to define 'child' hinders global efforts to eliminate child marriage (“A “Girl” or a “Child”? Examining the “Rights-Based” Approach to Child Marriage…”, 2026); (5) The lack of attention to the 'woman' question in the Pan-African struggle (“Pan-Africanism and Feminism: Possibilities for African Women in the 21st Century”, 2026). 151 gap statements have been mined from African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 3,037 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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