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  1. "What Sort of Beast Was I?" Thinking Beyond Gender in India

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Vanita, Ruth
    Date: Oct. 1997
    Topics: Ashrams, Hijras, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Non-Euro-American gender and sexual identities, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Vārkarī sect, Women authors, South Asian, Women's movement
    Description: This article discusses how Indian society creates narratives for opting out of gender categories, of non-victimhood, and of alliances across identity boundaries. It is excerpted from a longer essay...