Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa

• Pubblicazione: Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/63096
• Soggetto topico: Lesbianism - Africa; Lesbianism - Africa - Social conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MorganRuth WieringaSaskia <1950->
• Note generali: Reprinted in 2007.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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, Uganda ; 4 '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 Swaziland ; 9 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 Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: A 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives
• ISBN: 1-4314-0404-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452016703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II