LGBT Africa: A social justice movement emerges in the era of HIV

Sahara J

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-179

  Beyrer, Chris ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; Homophobia; LGBT; Men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALITY;

AFRICA; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84870781266     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2012.743813     Document Type: Article

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