Sam Tynen
Sam Tynen, PhD, is an LGBTQ researcher and writer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He lived in Xinjiang from 2014 to 2017 doing research with the Uyghur community. He has published articles about the Uyghur culture in Political Geography and Geopolitics, among other journals and magazines. His forthcoming book with IB Tauris is titled Fear, Hope and Survival in Xinjiang: Uyghur Life in China’s Military Police State. Learn more at samtynen.com
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Between Islamophobia and homophobia: Life as an LGBTQ Uyghur in China
Queer Uyghurs are caught between visibility and invisibility, censorship and self-censorship, being “out” and hiding in the closet. It is not safe for them to share their stories. But when they do, they tell of the human desire to belong and to love.