Queer kinship in South Africa: where to next?

Kinship is a set of practices that institutes relationships of various kinds which negotiate the reproduction of life and the demands of death. These practices, she goes on to explain, address fundamental forms of human dependency, which may include birth, child-rearing, relations of emotional dependency and support, generational ties, illness, dying, and death (to name a few). But what exactly makes kinship queer?

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Human Science Research Council SA
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2026-05-23
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32379231
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African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
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Queer kinship in South Africa: where to next?

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African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
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Queer kinship in South Africa: where to next?

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Abstract

Kinship is a set of practices that institutes relationships of various kinds which negotiate the reproduction of life and the demands of death. These practices, she goes on to explain, address fundamental forms of human dependency, which may include birth, child-rearing, relations of emotional dependency and support, generational ties, illness, dying, and death (to name a few). But what exactly makes kinship queer?

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Gender equality
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African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
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