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'''Boy Wives''' or '''Male Wives''' was a term used within Africa in the Azande community, describing [[Male|men]] who were married to men, mainly for sexual purposes and servitude. Boy wives would take on the traditional roles and mannerisms of the wife; cooking, cleaning, keeping the house warm, speaking softly, and making the bed.
This was due to a shortage in [[Female|women]], leaving many men within the community unable to have a female wife. Most women were married to the rich, leaving men with lower statuses without wives. Because of this, if they found interest in a boy, and wished to take them as a wife, they'd pay the family a bride price of five spears.<ref>https://guardian.ng/life/in-azande-boys-become-wives/</ref> After paying this price, they'd care for the boy's family, as it was now their in-laws.<ref>https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/homosexual-marriage-in-19th-century-africa-70328</ref> If the husband treated the boy wife well, oftentimes the family would thank the husband by offering a woman within their family to be a wife.
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