"Worse than dogs and pigs?" Attitudes toward homosexual practice in Zimbabwe

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 634-649

  Shoko, Tabona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

African; Christian; Gays; Homosexuals; Lesbians; Sex; Shona; Traditional religion; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORALITY; POLITICS; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ZIMBABWE;

ATTITUDE; CHRISTIANITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORALS; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; RELIGION AND SEX; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77952121350     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918361003712087     Document Type: Article

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