(State-Sponsored) Homophobia and the Invisibility of Queer Women in Senegal

This article examines state-sponsored homophobia in Senegal, focusing on its key actors, underlying causes and socio-political consequences. Central to this discussion is the erasure of the góor-jigéen, a historical figure whose exclusion reflects broader efforts to suppress all forms of sexual and...

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Main Author: Blanca Sell Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2023-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cea/8551
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