Politicizing sex in contemporary Africa: homophobia in Malawi

Although sexual minorities in Africa continue to face harsh penalties for same-sex relationships, strong anti-homophobic resistance exists across the continent. This book systematically charts the emergence and effects of politicized homophobia in Malawi and shows how it has been used as a strategy...

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Autor principal: Currier, Ashley (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electronic/Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge New York, NY Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2019
En:Año: 2019
Acceso en línea: Volltext (doi)
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Palabras clave:
Diskriminierung
Gesellschaftliche/politische Bewegung
Gruppe
Homophobia > Political aspects > Malawi
Homosexuality > Public opinion
Homosexuality > Public opinion > Malawi
Homosexualität
Kultur
Kulturstandard
Malawi
Malawi > Politics and government > 1994-
Malawi > Social conditions > 21st century > Malawi
Menschenrecht
Minderheitenrecht
Norm > Ethik
Politics and government
Politisierung
Public Opinion
Public Opinion > Malawi
Rechtsstellung
Sexual minorities > Civil rights > Malawi
Sexual minorities > Public opinion > Malawi
Social/political movements
Social Conditions
Wert
Öffentliche Meinung
Publicación relacionada:Erscheint auch als: 1048635627
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Sumario:Although sexual minorities in Africa continue to face harsh penalties for same-sex relationships, strong anti-homophobic resistance exists across the continent. This book systematically charts the emergence and effects of politicized homophobia in Malawi and shows how it has been used as a strategy by political elites to consolidate their moral and political authority, through punishing LGBT people and dividing social movements. Here, Ashley Currier pays particular attention to the impact of politicized homophobia on different social movements, specifically HIV/AIDS, human rights, LGBT rights, and women's rights movements. Her timely account intervenes in Afro-pessimist portrayals of the African continent as a hotbed of homophobia and unravels the tensions and contradictions underlying Western perceptions of Malawi. It shows that, in reality, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people happily call Malawi home, in spite of heightened antigay vitriol that has generated unwanted visibility for them.
Notas:Register, Literaturhinweise, Literaturverzeichnis Seite 258-2296
Descripción Física:xii, 306 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:9781108427890
9781108448376
DOI:10.1007/9781108551984