International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies
Volume 7, Numbers 2-3, 227-234, DOI: 10.1023/A:1015805418893

“Behind the Mask”: An African Gay-Affirmative Website

Jonathan Alexander

From the issue entitled "Queer Webs: Representations of LGBT People and Communities on the World Wide Web"

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Abstract

In this interview, conducted entirely via email, the Webmasters of Behind the Mask, a gay-affirmative Website serving Southern Africa, discuss the origins and goals of their project. The digital conversation touches on the need to disseminate information about sexuality to African peoples and the concurrent difficulties of establishing ldquogayrdquo communities in Africa, since many Africans do not use terms such as ldquogayrdquo or ldquohomosexualrdquo to describe identities or behavior.

homosexuality - Africa - Internet - World Wide Web - gay - gay community

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