Rana, K. (2022) Transnational AIDS networks, regional solidarities and the configuration of meti in Nepal. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 24(11), pp. 1451-1465. (doi: 10.1080/13691058.2021.1969431)
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Abstract
This paper critically examines the role of transnational AIDS networks and resources in the consolidation of one of the earliest identity categories, meti, used within an emerging Nepali LGBT movement in the early 2000s. It argues that political identity formation in resource-poor contexts with limited domestic support for queer organising has been a cumulative effect of transnational exchanges between activists and resource networks. Beyond this, the paper traces the emergence and changing meanings of meti to show how a seemingly Indigenous category is more closely linked to modern configurations of male same-sex sexuality in response to opportunities available for political mobilisation. The paper is based on secondary research and interviews with 71 participants and participant observation conducted during seven months of fieldwork in Nepal, and interviews conducted outside the country between 2016 and 2019.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | This paper is developed from research funded by the College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Rana, Ms Kumud |
| Authors: | Rana, K. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Culture, Health and Sexuality |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1369-1058 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1464-5351 |
| Published Online: | 24 October 2021 |
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