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Jason Zingsheim1, Dustin Bradley Goltz2, Alexandra G Murphy2
1a Communication Studies , College of Arts and Sciences, Governors State University , University Park , Illinois , USA.
Abstract:
This article examines the discursive construction of female same-sex sexual identities in Nairobi. We identify the discursive forces of "choice," devaluation, and invisibility as influential within Kenyan media representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex citizens. Using creative focus groups and participant observation, we demonstrate how same-sex attracted women in Nairobi resist and rearticulate these discursive forces to assert their identity and agency as individuals and as a queer community.
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