Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora

Preface vii Introduction: Points of Departure 1 1 The Borders Between Bakla and Gay 21 2 Speaking in Transit: Queer Language and Translated Lives 45 3 Out There: The Topography of Race and Desire in the Global City 62 4 The Biyuti and Drama of everyday Life 89 5 To Play with the World: The Pageantry of Identities 126 6 Tita Aida: Intimate Geographies of Suffering 152 Conclusion: Locating the Diasporic Deviant/Diva 184 Notes 193 An Elusive Glossary 199 Works Cited 205 Index 219