Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction: Points of Departure 1
5. 1. The Borders between Bakla and Gay 21
6. 2. Speaking in Transit: Queer Language and Translated Lives 45
7. 3. ‘‘Out There’’: The Topography of Race and Desire in the Global City 62
8. 4. The Biyuti and Drama of Everyday Life 89
9. 5. ‘‘To Play with the World’’: The Pageantry of Identities 126
10. 6. Tita Aida: Intimate Geographies of Suffering 152
11. Conclusion: Locating the Diasporic Deviant/Diva 184
12. Notes 193
13. An Elusive Glossary 199
14. Works Cited 205
15. Index 219