TY - T1 - Redefining the Boundaries of the Nation : Homophobia and LGBT Lives in Kyrgyzstan SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202009024015; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/321696 T3 - A1 - Geyer, Lukas A2 - 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... VO - IS - SP - OP - 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 N1 - PP - ER -