

Front cover image for Because I have a voice : queer politics in. What is most impressive, however, is that it confronts the unquestioned, “compulsory” nature of heterosexuality in India, in a language that is not restricted to the academic. Because I have a voice : queer politics in India. ‘It is a collective voice of reason that comes shining through, with its definitive and inclusive spirit of the human struggle for dignity and equality.’ Mahesh Dattani, The Week ‘…this anthology expands the reach and scope, and illuminates the presence of queer politics in different spaces in India. ‘Passionate, considered, this anthology pushes at the hypocrisies of a society that turns love into something Queer… It is a book to be read, re-read and passed on-not by people sympathetic to queer issues but by those who are not.’ Mitali Saran, Tehelka. Narrain Arvind and Gautam Bhan 2005 Because I Have a Voice Queer Politics in Narrain arvind and gautam bhan 2005 because i have a School University of Malaysia, Terengganu Course Title PPSA 3201 Uploaded By SargentCheetahMaster1120 Pages 150 This preview shows page 122 - 125 out of 150 pages. ‘Arvind and Gautam’s book weaves the threads of the LGBT movement together into a hand-nailed fist that punches hetro-normative India in its very belly… The knuckles in the book are two incredible essays by two women who tear into the construct called heterosexuality… a remarkable book that is a must for students of gender and sexual politics in India.’ Ashok Row Kawi, Sunday Hindustan Times.
