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Sex, longing & not belonging
- Title
- Sex, longing & not belonging / Badruddin Khan ; with an afterword by Stephen O. Murray.
- Author
- Khan, Badruddin.
- Publication
- Oakland, CA : Floating Lotus USA, ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | HQ76.3.P18 K47 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 238 pages; 19 cm
- Summary
- The author tells of his experiences growing up as a gay Muslim in Pakistan then as an immigrant to North America.
- Alternative Title
- Sex, longing, and not belonging
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Note
- "A gay Muslim's quest for love and meaning"--Cover.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-238).
- Contents
- My early days. Discovery ; Karachi, the city ; My childhood and family ; Early awakenings ; Delicious dalliances on the home front ; The painter's helper ; Tailored to please ; The wayward Pathan ; Action on the sidelines: Kushit ; Adolescence and a new emergence -- The puzzling new world. Could I be gay? ; The virtuoso seduction ; Race and racism ; Greek discoveries -- Am I Muslim? -- Return of the expatriate. Paki-bonding ; Diddling the natives ; Building and managing a stable ; The saga of Haider -- A fresh start -- Fulfilling my duty. Choosing a wife ; Bride and bridegroom ; Cherry picking ; Married life -- California, here I come. Greg's Cadillac ; Juan's siren song ; The taste of love ; Closets vs. "Mr. Right" -- Family. Dick in Karachi -- Afterword / by Stephen O. Murray, Ph.D.
- ISBN
- 0942777166
- 9780942777161
- LCCN
- 96062080
- OCLC
- ocm39352792
- 39352792
- SCSB-1211757
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library