[ Les perspectives de l’institutionnalisation de l’homosexualité en Afrique : Cas de la République Démocratique du Congo ]
Volume 23, Issue 2, May 2018, Pages 158–170
KILWA SIBUMBA Eustache1, BANZA BAMWAMBA Adolphe2, and NDABEREYE PENDEZA Hortense3
1 Relations Internationales, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Relations Internationales, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
3 Relations Internationales, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
While legalized in other countries, homosexual marriage remains poorly perceived in Africa. With the exception of South Africa, which has made enormous progress on gay rights, other African states still oppose homosexual marriage and homosexuals are rejected and stigmatized. In this context, where homophobic sentiment is widespread and in the face of pressure from Western powers demanding that human rights, including those of homosexuals be respected, questions the perspectives of the institutionalization of homosexuality in Africa becomes interesting. Hence this article entitled « Perspectives of the institutionalization of homosexuality in Africa. Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo ». Following our participation-observation and analysis of the results of our research conducted in the city of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we noticed that homosexuality is still poorly perceived in the Democratic Republic of Congo and generally in Africa. Congolese are still trying for the moment to cling to their moral and cultural values that reject homosexuality. In these days, it would be wrong to initiate a law institutionalizing homosexual marriage. However, the Congolese and African political leaders would not try to take a law criminalizing homosexuals for fear of being accused by the Western powers of supporting human rights violations, which will lead to sanctions.
Author Keywords: Marriage, Taboo, Perception, Sexuality, Disease, Fetishism, Culture, Law.
Volume 23, Issue 2, May 2018, Pages 158–170
KILWA SIBUMBA Eustache1, BANZA BAMWAMBA Adolphe2, and NDABEREYE PENDEZA Hortense3
1 Relations Internationales, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Relations Internationales, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
3 Relations Internationales, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
While legalized in other countries, homosexual marriage remains poorly perceived in Africa. With the exception of South Africa, which has made enormous progress on gay rights, other African states still oppose homosexual marriage and homosexuals are rejected and stigmatized. In this context, where homophobic sentiment is widespread and in the face of pressure from Western powers demanding that human rights, including those of homosexuals be respected, questions the perspectives of the institutionalization of homosexuality in Africa becomes interesting. Hence this article entitled « Perspectives of the institutionalization of homosexuality in Africa. Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo ». Following our participation-observation and analysis of the results of our research conducted in the city of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we noticed that homosexuality is still poorly perceived in the Democratic Republic of Congo and generally in Africa. Congolese are still trying for the moment to cling to their moral and cultural values that reject homosexuality. In these days, it would be wrong to initiate a law institutionalizing homosexual marriage. However, the Congolese and African political leaders would not try to take a law criminalizing homosexuals for fear of being accused by the Western powers of supporting human rights violations, which will lead to sanctions.
Author Keywords: Marriage, Taboo, Perception, Sexuality, Disease, Fetishism, Culture, Law.
Abstract: (french)
Alors qu’il est légalisé sous d’autres cieux, le mariage homosexuel demeure mal perçu en Afrique. A l’exception de l’Afrique du Sud qui a fait des progrès énormes en matière des droits des homosexuels, les autres Etats africains s’opposent encore au mariage homosexuel et les personnes qui pratiquent l’homosexualité sont rejetées et stigmatisées. Dans ce contexte où le sentiment homophobe est largement répandu et face à la pression des puissances occidentales qui exigent que les droits de l’homme, y compris ceux des homosexuels soient respectés, s’interroger sur les perspectives de l’institutionnalisation de l’homosexualité en Afrique devient intéressant. D’où cet article intitulé « Les perspectives de l’institutionnalisation de l’homosexualité en Afrique. Cas de la République Démocratique du Congo ». A la suite de notre participation-observation et du dépouillement des résultats de nos recherches menées dans la ville de Lubumbashi en République Démocratique du Congo, nous avons remarqué que l’homosexualité est encore mal perçue en République Démocratique du Congo et de manière générale en Afrique. Les congolais tentent encore pour le moment de s’accrocher à leurs valeurs morales et culturelles qui rejettent l’homosexualité. A ces jours, il serait malvenu et incongru d’initier une loi institutionnalisant le mariage homosexuel. Toutefois, les dirigeants politiques congolais et africains de manière générale, ne s’hasarderaient pas à prendre une loi pénalisant les homosexuels de peur d’être accusés par les puissances occidentales de soutenir les violations des droits humains, ce qui va entrainer les sanctions.
Author Keywords: Mariage, Tabou, Perception, Sexualité, Maladie, Fétichisme, Culture, Loi.
How to Cite this Article
KILWA SIBUMBA Eustache, BANZA BAMWAMBA Adolphe, and NDABEREYE PENDEZA Hortense, “Perspectives of the institutionalization of homosexuality in Africa : Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 158–170, May 2018.
