Digital Transgender Archive
"What Sort of Beast Was I?" Thinking Beyond Gender in India
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).
- Identifier
- cn69m454s
- Collection
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Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
- Institution
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
- Creator(s)
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Vanita, Ruth
- Contributor(s)
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Seth, Vikram
Wittig, Monique
Woolf, Virginia
Nanda, Serena
Muktabai
Namjoshi, Suniti
- Publisher
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Trikone Magazine
- Date Issued
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Oct. 1997
- Genre
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Articles
Clippings
- Places
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India
- Topic(s)
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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
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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