The idea of an 'African' homosexuality within the landscape of 'African feminism' is crucial to our understanding of the lives and identities of gay and lesbian African men and women. A common thread running through the edition is that homosexuality is not unAfrican. This edition brings togeather a rich collection of personal, political and critical narratives that highlight a range of issues and ideas about homosexuality.

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EDITORIAL:
Vasu Reddy

DEDICATION:
Dedication to Ronald Louw.
Vasu Reddy

GUEST EDITORIAL:
The imagined future for gays and lesbians in South Africa: Is this it?
Cheryl Potgieter

ARTICLE:
'This has happened since ancient times it's something that you are born with': ancestral wives among same-sex sangomas in South Africa.
Nkunzi Nkabinde with Ruth Morgan

BRIEFING:
Anti-gay hate crimes in South Africa: prevalence, reporting practices, and experiences of the police.
Helen Wells and Louise Polders

PROFILE:
The Gay and Lesbian Archives: documenting same-sexuality in an African context.
Anthony Manion and Ruth Morgan

ARTICLE:
Marginalised and demonised: lesbians and equality? perceptions of people in a local Western Cape community.
Nadia Sanger and Lindsay Clowes

PERSPECTIVE:
"En eks' dis 'n trassie': perspectives on Afrikaner homosexual identity.
Marius Crous

FOCUS:
Ulimi lwenkululeko:Township 'women's language of empowerment' and homosexual linguistic identities.
Stephanie Rudwick (with Kathala Nkomo and Magcino Shange)

INBRIEFS:
Arthi Sanpath

ARTICLE:
Rejecting roses: introductory notes on pedagogies and sexualities.
Jane Bennett

ARTICLE:
Opaque young lives: experiences of lesbian youth.
Danielle Kowen and Jo Davis

INTERVIEW:
Black, gay and out/in: interview with Utando Baduza.
Vasu Reddy

OPEN FORUM:
Some preliminary thoughts on sexuality, citizenship and constitutions: are rights enough?
Gertrude Fester

PHOTO ESSAY:
Sleeping Sappho
Claire Rousell

ARTICLE:
Masculine Bodies, feminine symbols: challenging gendered identities or compulsory femininity?
Cheryl Potgieter

OPEN FORUM:
Homosexuality in the African context.
Busangokwakhe Dlamini

ARTICLE:
How to become a 'real gay': identity and terminology in Ermelo, Mpumalanga.
Graeme Reid

FOCUS:
Decriminalisation of homosexuality in post-apartheid South Africa: A brief legal case history review from sodomy to marriage.
Vasu Reddy