Zines and Zones of Desire: Mass-Mediated Love, National Romance, and Sexual Citizenship in Gay Indonesia

Globalization, Structural Violence, and LGBT Health: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

“…The diverse and dynamic nature of these behavioral patterns is further highlighted when we consider the emergence and growth of LGBT identities and sexual politics in Asia, which may have influences on hidden populations and transform the meaning of HIV-related risk practices. For example, a growing literature based on ethnographic research now exists that documents the emergence of increasingly complex LGBT communities and movements in Thailand (Jackson, 2000), Indonesia (Boellstorff & Oetomo, 1996;Oetomo, 2000;Boellstorff, 2004Boellstorff, , 2005, India and Bangladesh (Khan, 1994(Khan, , 1998Nanda, 1999;Reddy, 2004), and the Philippines (Tan, 1993(Tan, , 1995. Such movements and politics are directly applicable to the shape of vulnerability to HIV infection as well as institutional representation from which to engage in HIV prevention activities for LGBT populations in the region.…”

The Health of Sexual Minorities

“…The diverse and dynamic nature of these behavioral patterns is further highlighted when we consider the emergence and growth of LGBT identities and sexual politics in Asia, which may have influences on hidden populations and transform the meaning of HIV-related risk practices. For example, a growing literature based on ethnographic research now exists that documents the emergence of increasingly complex LGBT communities and movements in Thailand (Jackson, 2000), Indonesia (Boellstorff & Oetomo, 1996;Oetomo, 2000;Boellstorff, 2004Boellstorff, , 2005, India and Bangladesh (Khan, 1994(Khan, , 1998Nanda, 1999;Reddy, 2004), and the Philippines (Tan, 1993(Tan, , 1995. Such movements and politics are directly applicable to the shape of vulnerability to HIV infection as well as institutional representation from which to engage in HIV prevention activities for LGBT populations in the region.…”

Portraying the Multitudes: Representation of Identities of Sexual Minorities on Indonesia-Based Feminist Web Magazine Magdalene.co

“…In the West, openly acknowledging and disclosing one's own same-sex desires is called "coming out" 89 96 research on Indonesian gay men and lesbian women points out that many gay men marry women and put their lives into the compartments of a "normal world" and a "gay world." These men and women are able to compartmentalize without having the feeling of contradition 97 or being untrue to their sexuality.…”