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    Queer ideology, political practice, and the Indian queer movement : a discourse on the inclusion and exclusion of gender variant identities within contemporary Indian queer politics

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    2011-12
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    Althen, Kaitlin
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    This thesis discusses the ideological and political composition of the contemporary queer community in India. It is specifically concerned with the ways in which transgender/gender variant identities are represented within Indian queer scholarship and queer organizations in the subcontinent. At present, transgender/gender variant studies of South Asia are primarily confined to research on hijra and other trans feminine gender communities. While this research is important, this thesis seeks to expand the understanding of transgenderism/gender variance in South Asia by examining other transgender identities, including trans masculine identities, as well as analyzing Indian discourses on gender and sexuality more broadly. By examining Indian queer scholarship and the politics of contemporary queer organizations, I find that transgender/gender variant individuals face greater forms of marginalization within the contemporary queer movement in India because of the silence surrounding their gender identities.
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    Asian Studies
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    Indian queers
    Queer feminists in India
    Gender variance
    Transgender studies
    Queer politics in India
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4424
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