Queer Visibilities: Space, Identity and Interaction in Cape TownISBN: 978-1-4051-8302-4
Paperback
258 pages
January 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.
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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