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'Benjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same-sex marriage. But as the child of migrants, he's also curious about how different life might have been had he grown up in Asia. So he sets off to meet his fellow Gaysians.
'Law takes his investigative duties seriously, going nude where required in Balinese sex resorts, sitting backstage for hours with Thai ladyboy beauty contestants and trying Indian yoga classes designed to cure his homosexuality. The characters he meets - from Tokyo's celebrity drag queens to HIV-positive Burmese sex workers, from Malaysian ex-gay Christian fundamentalists to Chinese gays and lesbians who marry each other to please their parents - all teach him something new about being queer in Asia.
'At once entertaining and moving, Gaysia is a wild ride - a fascinating quest by a leading Australian writer.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For Scott Spark.
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Colour and Movement
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 April 2013; (p. 23)
— Review of Gaysia : Adventures in the Queer East 2012 single work prose -
Queer and Loathing
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 82 2012; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Gaysia : Adventures in the Queer East 2012 single work prose -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June/July vol. 91 no. 9 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Gaysia : Adventures in the Queer East 2012 single work prose -
Exploring Sex and Ethnicity
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25-26 August 2012; (p. 21)
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June/July vol. 91 no. 9 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Gaysia : Adventures in the Queer East 2012 single work prose -
Queer and Loathing
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 82 2012; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Gaysia : Adventures in the Queer East 2012 single work prose -
Colour and Movement
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 April 2013; (p. 23)
— Review of Gaysia : Adventures in the Queer East 2012 single work prose -
Exploring Sex and Ethnicity
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25-26 August 2012; (p. 21) -
The Gentle Diplomacy of Gay Rights
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 March 2014; (p. 13)