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Personas queer que huyen Azerbaiyán: Solos, pero liberados [1]
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Date: 2022-09-16
Este artículo se publicó originalmente en Chaikhana Media. Reproducimos una versión editada en virtud de un acuerdo de contenido compartido.
En años recientes, docenas de azerbaiyanos queer han huido de su tierra natal por la persecución que sufren por ser quienes son. No hay estadísticas oficiales de personas LGBTQ+ que dejan Azerbaiyán, sin embargo, la evidencia anecdótica indica que buscan seguridad en países cercanos y lejanos.
La activista y artista queer Pari Banu (que usa pronombres femeninos) es una de las personas que recientemente se instaló en Tiflis, en la vecina Georgia. Banu es artista visual e intérprete, experimenta con la fotografía, la actuación, el video, el sonido y la moda para hablar de temas como la identidad, la violencia y la transformación.
People always tell you, “You have a penis. Act like a man!” or “You have a vagina. Behave like a woman!” But I have always been curious about what it means to be a man or to be a woman. Isn't it simply possible to move away from this primitive binary stuff? Does it really matter if somebody has a penis but they are effeminate and caring, or if you have a vagina but you are masculine and dominant? When I was a child, I passionately loved to put on makeup, wear a shirt, and perform belly dance. However, my parents were extremely strict about it, especially my father. But I've always had a brave personality. Then, I got punished for doing it. So I always just asked myself… Why? Is femininity a curse for a boy? And now, I found the answer… My absolute emancipation has always frightened others!
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