Namibia's Rainbow Project Gay Rights in an African Nation

Name: Namibia's Rainbow Project Gay Rights in an African Nation
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ISBN: 9780253015204

ISBN-10: 0253015200

ISBN-13: 9780253015204

Edition: 2014

Authors: Robert Lorway

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What are the consequences when international actors step in to protect LGBT people from discrimination with programs that treat their sexualities in isolation from the "facts on the ground"? Robert Lorway tells the story of the unexpected effects of The Rainbow Project (TRP), a LGBT rights program for young Namibians begun in response to President Nujoma's notorious hate speeches against homosexuals. Lorway highlights the unintended consequences of this program, many of which ran counter to the goals of local and international policy makers and organizers. He shows how TRP inadvertently diminished civil opportunities at the same time as it sought to empower youth to claim their place in…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/28/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

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