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Political-Social Movements: Homosexuality and Queer Movements: Southeast Asia
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Introduction

Female-born Muslims in Southeast Asia express homosexuality and queer identities in a multiplicity of ways. While various social and familial expectations restrict queer expressions, such constraints can also provide motivation to develop creative forms of expression. Many of t…

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Davies, Sharyn Graham, “Political-Social Movements: Homosexuality and Queer Movements: Southeast Asia”, in: Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, General Editor Suad Joseph. Consulted online on 01 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1872-5309_ewic_EWICCOM_0676>
First published online: 2010



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