Brief Synopsis:

Just like the US case study, this section dives into the history of sexual organizing in South Africa. However, unlike the American context, the term "queer" is not widely used in South Africa. Despite this, there are still many South African political groups/movements that closely abide by queer frameworks, thus demonstrating that queerness is not contingent on specific language/labels but instead on the practices/actions of different movements. Again, this section has three subsections...

• Emergent Forms of Sexual Organizing in South Africa
• Formal Equality, Material Insecurity: The Limits of South African State-Backed LGBT Organizing
• Filling in the Gaps: Queer Political Strategies Without Formal Queer Language

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