Front cover image for Hungochani : the history of a dissident sexuality in southern Africa

Hungochani : the history of a dissident sexuality in southern Africa

Marc Epprecht (Author)
Homosexuality - or hungochani as it is known in Zimbabwe - has been denounced by many politicians and church leaders as an example of how Western decadence has corrupted African traditions. However, a bold new gay rights movement has emerged in several of the countries of the region since the 1980s, offering an exciting new dimension in the broad struggle for human rights and democracy unfolding on the continent

eBook, English, 2004
McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, Que., 2004