Borderline Gender

Introduction 

Bangladesh – Sergio Targa

• The Hijra of South Asia: The Preliminaries
• Hijra Identity as Built by Others
• Hijra Identity from a Comprehensive Perspective
• Conclusion 

Indonesia – Matteo Rebecchi

• Unconventional Sexuality and Mystical Traditions
• Traditional Transvestism and Waria
• Gay and Lesbians
• Islam and lgbt
• Discriminiation and Violence against lgbt
• Conclusion 

Japan – Tiziano Tosolini

• Spiritual Desires and Earthly Passions
• Development of Practices and Concepts
• Political Campaigns and Opposition to Dominant Medical Models
• Violation of Rights and Violence Towards Sexual Minorities
• Conclusion 

Philippines – Everaldo Dos Santos

• Gender Conventions in the Filipino Families
• Passage from Mere Neutral Society to a Society with Well Defined Male and Female Borders
• The Philippine lgbt Community
• The Border Between Gay and Bakla
• Gay Culture and Identity
• Growing Complexity and Confusion Between Gender, Identity and Sexual Orientation
• Filipino Tolerance
• Conclusion

Taiwan – Fabrizio Tosolin

• Terminology
• Historical Overview. Male Homosexuality in Chinese Civilization
• Female Homosexuality
• Transvestism and Transsexualism
• Post-martial Law Taiwan
• Present Issues
  Some Months of Reporting on Two Leading English Newspapers of Taiwan
• Some Conclusions
• Appendix. An Interview with Prof. Qi

Conclusion

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