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Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American StudiesPublished 1 January 2022
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Abstract

Preface vii Introduction: Points of Departure 1 1 The Borders Between Bakla and Gay 21 2 Speaking in Transit: Queer Language and Translated Lives 45 3 Out There: The Topography of Race and Desire in the Global City 62 4 The Biyuti and Drama of everyday Life 89 5 To Play with the World: The Pageantry of Identities 126 6 Tita Aida: Intimate Geographies of Suffering 152 Conclusion: Locating the Diasporic Deviant/Diva 184 Notes 193 An Elusive Glossary 199 Works Cited 205 Index 219

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Social Sciences