#queer muslim rep

[thedimlaltain]

A Desi? QUEER Film Set in History

Not really sure how to describe this one. I bring to you a kind of desi queer film I found. It tells the story of queer Muslim women in the apartheid South Africa of the 1950s. The softness and the loudness of women, uff. Of fun and freedom. This story with an interwomen commentary on the society at that time.

The fact that this representation exists is so dear to me. And it's not a sad/heartbreaking ending.

I think both the main acresses in this also feature in the popular film 'I Can't Think Straight'. Go check out, it's available on YouTube.

[skboba-stars]

In reading Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, I've been wondering if there would be a hijabi main character in the sequel that would have a link to their ancestor.

But honestly, xiran jay zhao wrote an awesome novel that somehow encapsulates and represents a queer muslim character without those two being the only identifiers of the character. Oftentimes, characters that are queer or muslim only focus on those parts and seeing zachary ying is just so refreshing.

But yeak, zachary getting muslim friends to pray with and share experiences with would be amazing.