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“Kudliwa imali, kudliwe umuntu”: In-school Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Umqasho and Transactional Sex in a Rural Sub-District of Northern KwaZulu-Natal

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-07-14 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11552

Nompumelelo G. Mfeka-Nkabinde, R. Moletsane, A. Voce

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Simon Nkoli and the Legacies of Visibility, Resistance and Solidarity 西蒙·恩科利和可见度、抵抗和团结的遗产

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/13538

Melusi Mntungwa, Vuyolwethu Seti-Sonamzi

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The Power of Visibility: A Visual Semiotics Analysis of the 1990 Pride Celebration in South Africa 可见性的力量:1990年南非骄傲庆典的视觉符号学分析

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11917

Noko Mojela

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“Kumele bazi ukuthi nathi singa Bantu”: Queer African Youth Speaking Back to Harmful Practices in Township Contexts “Kumele bazi ukuthi nathi singa Bantu”:非洲酷儿青年讲述乡镇环境中的有害习俗

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11924

Nkonzo Mkhzie, R. Moletsane

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Literature and Notions of Black Lesbian Solidarity in Chinelo Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees Chinelo Okparanta的《乌达拉树下》中黑人女同性恋团结的文学和观念

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11826

Abideen David Amodu

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Intersectional Masculinities in Heteronormative Spaces: Exploring Power and Privilege amongst Gay Men in South Africa 异性恋规范空间中的交叉性男子气概:探索南非男同性恋者的权力和特权

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11814

Tshepo B. Maake

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“We Are Claiming Space, We Are Visible!”: The Gay and Lesbian Organisation of the Witwatersrand as a Space of Solidarity, 1980s–1990s “我们正在占领空间，我们是可见的!”:《作为团结空间的威特沃特斯兰德同性恋组织》，1980 - 1990年代

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/12153

Jonathan Botes

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Reimagining Pride: An Ethical Community Approach 重新想象骄傲:伦理社区方法

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11920

Nyx McLean

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The Queer Activism of Simon Nkoli’s Clothed and Styled Body 西蒙·恩科利着装风格身体的酷儿行动主义

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11822

K. Mchunu

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Queertopia’s New World Order: Simon Nkoli’s Legacy in Queer Black Nightlife Spaces in Johannesburg 酷儿乌托邦的新世界秩序:西蒙·恩科利在约翰内斯堡酷儿黑人夜生活空间的遗产

Gender Questions Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.25159/2412-8457/11787

M. Bhardwaj

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