03366nam 2200589 a 450 991045201670332120200520144314.01-4314-0404-7(CKB)2550000000100948(EBL)915981(OCoLC)793996672(SSID)ssj0000642145(PQKBManifestationID)12217479(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642145(PQKBWorkID)10648503(PQKB)11699971(MiAaPQ)EBC915981(Au-PeEL)EBL915981(CaPaEBR)ebr10559340(EXLCZ)99255000000010094820060130d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives[electronic resource] female same-sex practices in Africa /Ruth Morgan and Saskia WieringaJohannesburg Jacana Media20051 online resource (338 p.)Reprinted in 2007.1-306-03922-3 1-77009-093-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index.Front Cover; Dedication; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; The Authors; Introduction - Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa; Chapter 1 'I want to marry the woman of my choice without fear of being stoned': female marriages and bisexual women in Kenya - Nancy Baraka with Ruth Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25; 2 'Immoral and Satanic': loving secretly in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 3 'Some say I am hermaphrodite just because I put on trousers': lesbians and tommy boys in Kampala, Uganda4 'I don't force my feelings for other women, my feelings have to force me': same-sexuality amongst Ovambo women in Namibia5 'I am a pet goat, I will not be slaughtered': female masculinity and femme strength amongst the Damara in Namibia; 6 'My attitude is manly ... a girl needs to walk on the aisle': butch-femme subculture in Johannesburg, South Africa; 7 'This has happened since ancient times ... it's something you are born with': ancestral wives amongst same-sex sangomas in South Africa; 8 'I'm the black sheep of my family...': same-sexuality in the corners of Swaziland9 Women marriages and other same-sex practices: historical reflections on African women's same-sex relations10 Present-day same-sex practices in Africa: conclusions from the African Women's Life Story Project; Endnotes & References; Index; Back CoverA vivid portrait of homosexual African women, this collection of essays examines and celebrates same-sex practices while acknowledging their taboo status in many African cultures. From Uganda to Namibia, governmental homophobia and female strength are among the thoroughly discussed issues.LesbianismAfricaLesbianismAfricaSocial conditionsElectronic books.LesbianismLesbianismSocial conditions.306.76/63096Morgan Ruth949514Wieringa Saskia1950-905046MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452016703321Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives2146165UNINA