> > *Himal Southasian**'s March 2008 issue is out!* ** > > *www.himalmag.com* > > > > COVER PACKAGE: *Circles of > Sexuality*<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/splash_circle_of_saxuality.htm> > ** > > *The push for privilege, the danger of definition* > > ** > > Discussions on the wide range of human sexuality > have begun in Southasia, > albeit only in certain circles - universities, NGOs > and within specifically > interested communities. For the rest, alternative > sexuality exists the way > it always did, mostly clandestinely, at other times > through rigidly defined > 'communities'. However, as television and film > producers, authors and > journalists continue to try to push certain > envelopes, and appeal to > additional (and younger) audiences, these > discussions are inevitably > cropping up with greater frequency within the > mainstream. > > > > But just how realistic is all of this talk? More > importantly, just how > pertinent is it to the lived experiences of > Southasians, particularly > long-oppressed sexual minorities? In the end, the > drive to ensure rights for > a particular group of people necessitates defining > that group - its > characteristics, who 'belongs' and who does not. As > the nine, wide-ranging > articles in this issue of *Himal* repeatedly point > out, perhaps sexuality > is, in fact, a topic too vast and complex to submit > to the donor-driven > process of top-down definition. Perhaps what we need > instead is to hear a > rising chorus of voices from the ground, in order to > complete the circle. > > > > > > The state of homosexuality - Diwas > Kc<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_state_of_homosexuality.htm> > > Does identity matter? - Cath > Sluggett<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_gay_identity_matter.htm> > > Class, conservatism and sexuality - Miranda > Husain<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_class_conservatism_and_sexuality.htm> > > Comfortable in the virtual closet - Tanveer > Rouf<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_bangladeshi_gay_community.htm> > > Vagrant voices in Sri Lanka - Marini > Fernando<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_sri_lanka_gay.htm> > > The revolution will not be funded - Ashley > Tellis<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_same_sex_politics_southasian.htm> > > Visibility versus privacy - Oishik > Sircar<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_visibility_versus_privacy.htm> > > Alliances and dalliances - Chayanika > Shah<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_alliances_and_dalliances.htm> > > Between the verses - Aunohita > Mojumdar<http://www.himalmag.com/2008/march/cover_between_the_verses.htm> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
