The Margins of “Queer Arts of Resistance” in Sub-Saharan Africa
Van Klinken’s major contribution to the debate is indeed his focus on the use of religiously inspired arguments to challenge homophobia.
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Côte d’Ivoire’s Working Definition of Gender Empowers and Excludes
Although Côte d’Ivoire embraces gender equality concerns, the state concept of gender does not include the LGBTQ community and focuses mainly on closing the gender gap between men and women.
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The Ambivalence of Modernity Seen from Abidjan
Modernity is embraced for its scientific and technological wonders, but is also associated with moral decline especially with regard to family and sexual ethics.
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Diplomacy as Hypocrisy: The Biya System in Rome and at the Vatican
May the time come when every head of State who goes to meet the Pope and every bishop or priest fears hearing the prophetic message.
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Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality in Ivory Coast
Series: ACI proposal
Sub-Saharan African societies, described as community-oriented, are often compared with Western societies pictured as individualistic. But this simplistic divide can be misleading.
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