Queer visibilities : space, identity and interaction in Cape Town
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Queer visibilities : space, identity and interaction in Cape Town
（RGS-IBG book series）
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [220]-240
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Combining current theory and original fieldwork, Queer Visibilities explores the gap between liberal South African law and the reality for groups of queer men living in Cape Town.
Explores the interface between queer sexuality, race, and urban space to show links between groups of queer men
Focuses on three main 'population groups' in Cape Town-white, coloured, and black Africans
Discusses how HIV remains a key issue for queer men in South Africa
Utilizes new research data-the first comprehensive cross-community study of queer identities in South Africa
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables. Series Editors' Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1 Queer Visibilities in Cape Town.
Part I Visibilities.
2 Legacies and Visibilities among White Queer Men.
3 Coloured Visibilities and the Raced Nature of Heteronormative Space.
4 How to be a Queer Xhosa Man in the Cape Town Townships.
Part II Interactions.
5 Social Invisibilities.
6 Political Invisibilities (and Visibilities).
7 The Costs of Invisibility.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
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