Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Unprivileged India

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Lesbian, Women&
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Author: Maya Sharma ISBN: 1230000199608
Publisher: Yoda Press Publication: August 23, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Maya Sharma
ISBN: 1230000199608
Publisher: Yoda Press
Publication: August 23, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

The narratives in this volume constitute immense challenges and small but profoundly significant triumphs. Located within a personal journey of emergence from a space fraught with silences and half-truths, the book documents the life-stories of ten working-class queer women living in north India. In doing so, it dispels the myth that lesbians in India are all urban, westernized and come from upper and middle classes. These real-life narratives create a space for voices with little or no privilege, providing these women with an opportunity to share their lived realities with one another and with others. The stories effectively challenge the notion of women as sexual beings without agency, and it is hoped, will influence the women’s movement towards an inclusion of lesbian women in the movement.

Maya Sharma, a feminist, is an activist in the Indian Women’s Movement. She is, at present, working with a grassroots women’s organization, called Vikalp in Baroda, Gujarat.

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The narratives in this volume constitute immense challenges and small but profoundly significant triumphs. Located within a personal journey of emergence from a space fraught with silences and half-truths, the book documents the life-stories of ten working-class queer women living in north India. In doing so, it dispels the myth that lesbians in India are all urban, westernized and come from upper and middle classes. These real-life narratives create a space for voices with little or no privilege, providing these women with an opportunity to share their lived realities with one another and with others. The stories effectively challenge the notion of women as sexual beings without agency, and it is hoped, will influence the women’s movement towards an inclusion of lesbian women in the movement.

Maya Sharma, a feminist, is an activist in the Indian Women’s Movement. She is, at present, working with a grassroots women’s organization, called Vikalp in Baroda, Gujarat.

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