A Queer Economic Study: Exploring the Economic and Social Burden of Discrimination Against Black Lesbians in Johannesburg

dc.contributor.authorFutshane, Vuyokazi
dc.contributor.supervisorDawson, Hannah
dc.contributor.supervisorFrancis, David
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-07T09:07:58Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA Research Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Commerce (Inequality Studies) in the School of Economics and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2024
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study explores the experiences of Black lesbians in Johannesburg, focusing on the intersections of their identity to understand the links between sexual orientation, discrimination, and the South African social and economic context. It examines the dynamics in the workplace and connects it to social relations outside of the workplace. Drawing upon intersectionality, this study reveals how race, class, gender, and sexual orientation do not operate independently but overlap simultaneously to shape Black lesbian’s experiences of discrimination. The findings highlight the varied nature of discrimination, ranging from subtle biases and microaggressions to overt forms of prejudice, and the strategic concealment of sexual orientation by some, a coping mechanism against potential biases. The study stresses the impacts of non-conformity of heteronormative expectations and underscores the importance of exploring queer economics to understand how identities intersect with socio-economic realities more comprehensively.
dc.description.submitterMM2025
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.citationFutshane, Vuyokazi. (2024). A Queer Economic Study: Exploring the Economic and Social Burden of Discrimination Against Black Lesbians in Johannesburg [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg].WireDSpace.https://hdl.handle.net/10539/44133
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/44133
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2025 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolSchool of Economics and Finance
dc.subjectBlack lesbians
dc.subjectJohannesburg
dc.subjectIntersectionality
dc.subjectQueer
dc.subjectDiscrimination
dc.subjectSexual Orientation
dc.subjectIdentity
dc.subjectSocio-Economic
dc.subjectExperiences
dc.subjectInequality
dc.subjectInclusion
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleA Queer Economic Study: Exploring the Economic and Social Burden of Discrimination Against Black Lesbians in Johannesburg
dc.typeDissertation

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