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Woubi Chéri is a french film of genre Documentary released in USA on 8 june 1998

Woubi Chéri (1998)

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Released in USA 8 june 1998
Length 1h2
OriginFrance
Rating68% 3.412123.412123.412123.412123.41212

Woubi Chéri (English: Darling Woubi) is a 1998 French/Ivorian documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of a very few films from Africa to deal with LGBT issues.

The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship. Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often bisexual and also in conventional marriages. The film won Best Documentary awards at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, the Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, and the Transgender Festival in London.



^ "Nadia Ben Rachid: Film Editor Bio". anneaghionfilms.com. Retrieved 2010-01-01.

^ Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 315. ISBN 0-415-23019-5.

^ Canty Quinlan, Susan; Fernando Arenas (2002). Lusosex: gender and sexuality in the Portuguese-speaking world. University of Minnesota Press. pp. xxxii. ISBN 0-8166-3921-3.

^ López, Alfred J.; John C. Hawley (2005). Postcolonial whiteness: a critical reader on race and empire. SUNY Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-7914-6361-3.

Synopsis

Les premiers pas de la lutte pour les droits des gays et des transsexuels en Côte d'Ivoire.

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