Legalizing Sex: Sexual Minorities, Aids, and Citizenship in India

by Chaitanya Lakkimsetti

How the rise of HIV in India resulted in government protections for gay groups, transgender people, and sex workers

This original ethnographic research explores the relationship between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the rights-based struggles of sexual minorities in contemporary India. Sex workers, gay men, and transgender people became visible in the Indian public sphere in the mid-1980s when the rise of HIV/AIDS became a frightening...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479826367
• ISBN13: 9781479826360
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"