Women's Studies 2163A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Family Values, United Nations General Assembly

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2163A/B
• Professor: Samantha Brennan

Document Summary

What tactics could be used: a number of western athletes come out, including canadian speed skater anastasia. Sexual minority rights in africa: recent advancements and initiatives in africa are coming from within africa (and global. South in general) south africa in particular: backlash, waves of state repression getting stronger at the same time, lgbt is a western culture thing. Homosexuality in africa: trend in historiography of homosexuality in africa over last 20 years - highlight that homosexual acts are indigenous to africa, hard to document because the narratives of pre and post colonial sexual identities in. Africa are mostly unwritten appear mostly in art and local languages: african leaders continue to believe another interpretation - homosexual behaviour is un- African , and it was introduced by slave traders, settlers, etc: the notion that homosexuality is un-african puts our lives in imminent danger. It is used in south africa to rape lesbians.