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| العنوان: |
Progress and Skepticism: What Angola's New Penal Code Means for Its LGBTQIA+ Community 1 . |
| المؤلفون: |
Bivens, Robert Tanner |
| المصدر: |
Africa Today; Summer2024, Vol. 70 Issue 4, p24-47, 24p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CRIMINAL codes, LGBTQ+ people, HOMOPHOBIA, LGBTQ+ communities, SKEPTICISM, LEGAL rights |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
ANGOLA |
| مستخلص: |
In 2019, Angolan officials voted to change their penal code to make homosexual acts legal and create protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Western outlets touted this change as a triumph for global LGBTQIA+ activism broadly and sub-Saharan African LGBTQIA+ rights specifically. But what does the penal code mean for the LGBTQIA+ community in Angola? Laws that establish new legal rights may make minor steps in altering individuals' lives. Referring to fifty semistructured interviews conducted from 2022–23 and using a discursive meaning-making approach, I argue that while global actors welcomed progress, local benefits were mixed, with little progress gained and increased skepticism about future action from the government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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