Becoming Queer and Religious in Malaysia and Singapore

Sharon A. Bong (Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
21 October 2021

Religion & politics; Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships

Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality

What does it mean to become religiously queer or queerly religious in one’s everyday life? What narratives of becoming ‘person’ emerge from these lived realities?

Sharon A. Bong addresses these questions by exploring the personal journeys of several GLBTIQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer) persons negotiating the tensions between living out their sexuality and religiosity in the context of Malaysia and Singapore. By sharing their stories, Bong presents a broad spectrum of queer strategies emerging from participants’ narratives of ‘becoming’, which encompass becoming Asian, becoming postcolonial, becoming sexually religious and religiously sexual, and becoming ‘persons’. These strategies are used in the book as counterpoints to nationhood narratives of becoming Asian or postcolonial, which are still mired in religious-sponsored and colonial-inherited sexual regulations.

Finally, Bong shows how the insistence of identifying as both queer and religious is critical in challenging the conservative social-political milieu surrounding issues of gender diversity and inclusion within these south-east Asian states.

By: Sharon A. Bong (Monash University Malaysia Malaysia)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781350266872
ISBN 10: 1350266876
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 21 October 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: The Journey Into the Interior 1. Managing Incompatibility and Exclusivity 2. Adopting Celibacy 3. Facing Condemnation and Taboo 4. Dealing with Guilt, Shame and Pain 5. Negotiating Ambivalence 6. Queering Time 7. Managing Compatibility and Inclusivity 8. Finding Reconciliation and Affirmation 9. Conclusion: The Journey Continues Glossary References Index

Sharon A. Bong is Associate Professor of Gender and Religious Studies at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia. She is author of The Tension between Women’s Rights and Religions (2006) and is a regular forum writer for the Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church and a consultant with the Ecclesia of Women in Asia.

Reviews for Becoming Queer and Religious in Malaysia and Singapore

‘This is a work that brings to light a very under-researched area, that of being both queer and religious in the Malaysian context. The material is handled sensitively and the cultural background of those who offered their responses is taken into account.’ * Lisa Isherwood, Professor at the University of Winchester, UK *