Queering discourses of coming out in South Africa
The performative act of “coming out” authenticates a homosexual identity and in the South African context the coming out narrative has gained such momentum that it is now regarded as an imperative for closeted homosexuals by the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP). However, coming out has been c...
Main Author: | McCormick, Tracey Lee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2013-12-01
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Series: | Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus |
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Online Access: | https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/144 |
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