Lesbians and the Civil Union Act in South Africa: a critical reflection

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dc.contributor.authorHames, Mary
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-14T10:52:38Z
dc.date.available2013-05-14T10:52:38Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: South Africa is a country that warrants specific interest in the exploration of the significance of the liberal rights that have been assigned to homosexuals in the context of its quest towards citizenship and equality for all. There are several indicators that make this country unique with regard to the recognition of sexual orientation. Firstly, it is the only country on the African continent that ensconced the right to sexual orientation in its constitution; secondly, through protracted litigation homosexuals were afforded other significant rights, amongst them, the right to adopt; the right to a deceased partner’s pension benefits; the right to immigration of foreign partners; the recognition of children born to same-sex couples by way of donor insemination; the right to non-discrimination in employment; the decriminalization of sodomy between consenting adult men; full custody of children in instances of divorce; becoming joint, legal parents of adopted children and most recently the right to enter into a civil partnership. The right to marry offers the promise of more substantive equality and inclusive citizenship.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHames, M. (2008). Lesbians and the Civil Union Act in South Africa: a critical reflection. In M. Judge, A. Manion & S. De Waal. (eds). To have & to Hold: The Making of Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa, pp. 258-267en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-920196-05-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/611
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherJacana Mediaen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Jacana Media. Permission has been granted to display the published version.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexed (LGBTI)en_US
dc.subjectCivil Union Acten_US
dc.subjectHomosexualityen_US
dc.subjectSame-Sex Marriagesen_US
dc.titleLesbians and the Civil Union Act in South Africa: a critical reflectionen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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