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

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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 published in Seminar (Vol. 446, Oct. 1996).

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Identifier
cn69m454s
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
Institution
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Creator(s)
Vanita, Ruth
Contributor(s)
Seth, Vikram
Wittig, Monique
Woolf, Virginia
Nanda, Serena
Muktabai
Namjoshi, Suniti
Publisher
Trikone Magazine
Date Issued
Oct. 1997
Genre
Articles
Clippings
Places
India
Topic(s)
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
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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