Shifting Boundaries of Sexual Identities in Cape Town: The Appropriation and Malleability of 'Gay' in Township Spaces

Urban Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-122

  Tucker, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape Town; Gay; Race; Sexual identity; South Africa; Townships

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; POLITICAL CHANGE; RACE;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 77955086805     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-010-9075-8     Document Type: Article

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