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T1  - Redefining the Boundaries of the Nation : Homophobia and LGBT Lives in Kyrgyzstan 
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UR  - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202009024015; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/321696 
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A1  - Geyer, Lukas 
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PB  - Helsingin yliopisto 
Y1  - 2020 
LA  - eng 
AB  - Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kyrgyz society got entangled in discussions about what it means to be Kyrgyz. Even though Kyrgyzstan has experienced a surge in nationalism over the last decades, it is only since recently that non-heteronormative sexualities are increasingly constructed as a threat to the continued existence of the Kyrgyz nation. Based on five in-depth interviews with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals, I explore how they rationalise the increas... 
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KW  - LGBT; Kyrgyzstan; belonging; nation; nationalism; sexuality; homophobia; narrative; Politics and the International Economy; Politics and the International Economy; Politics and the International Economy; International Masters in Economy, State & Society; International Masters in Economy, State & Society; International Masters in Economy, State & Society 
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