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Sex and politics in South Africa / editors. Neville Hoad, Karen Martin, and Graeme Reid.

By: Hoad, NevilleContributor(s): Karen Martin, and Graeme Reid, Helen Laurenson, Jenny Sandler, Michiel Botha, John Hogg, Paarl Print, PaarlMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cape Town: Double Storey, 2005. Description: 255 pages colour illustrations, illustrations, facsimiles, portraits 23 cmISBN: 9781770 130159Subject(s): South africa | | Genre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung. DDC classification: 323.3264 SEXA Summary: Summary: In the final years of apartheid, lesbians and gay men from across the racial and political spectrum began to agitate for a place for themselves in-between the old South Africa and the new. This anthology tells that story in a myriad of ways -through the personal testimonies of activists involved, the archival records of their organisations, and academic analysis. It was tumultuous time as lesbian and gay activists affiliated with wider struggles locally and internationally. That South Africa would become the first country in the world to enshrine lesbian and gay rights in its new Constitution seemed unimaginable at the time.
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Book Book Mkhuhlu
300: Social Science Non Fiction 323.3264 SEXA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33228 021453228
Book Book Mkhuhlu
300: Social Science Non Fiction 323.3264 SEXA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33228 022053407
Book Book Mkhuhlu
300: Social Science Non Fiction 323.3264 SEXA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33228 021453210

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: In the final years of apartheid, lesbians and gay men from across the racial and political spectrum began to agitate for a place for themselves in-between the old South Africa and the new. This anthology tells that story in a myriad of ways -through the personal testimonies of activists involved, the archival records of their organisations, and academic analysis. It was tumultuous time as lesbian and gay activists affiliated with wider struggles locally and internationally. That South Africa would become the first country in the world to enshrine lesbian and gay rights in its new Constitution seemed unimaginable at the time.

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