{"product_id":"gaysia-benjamin-law-9781863956130","title":"Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East","description":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same-sex marriage. As the child of migrants, though, he also wonders how different life might have been had he grown up elsewhere. So off he sets to meet his fellow Gaysians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw takes his investigative duties seriously, baring all in Balinese gay nudist resorts, and taking Indian yoga classes designed to cure his homosexuality. The characters he meets - from Tokyo's celebrity drag queens to HIV-positive Burmese sex workers, from Malaysian ex-gay Christian fundamentalists to Thai ladyboy beauty contestants - all teach him something new about being queer in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt once hilarious and moving, \u003cem\u003eGaysia \u003c\/em\u003etraces a fascinating quest by a leading Australian writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e'Gaysia\u003c\/em\u003e is like a Louis Theroux documentary in book form' - \u003cem\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Benjamin Law is funny and honest and handsome - \u003cem\u003eGaysia \u003c\/em\u003eis a delightful, occasionally confronting adventure' - Josh Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'a terrific read ... gonzo anthropology and great storytelling' - John Safran\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'one of the most surprising and entertaining voices in Australian non-fiction writing ... \u003cem\u003eGaysia\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of powerful, enlightening stories on a fraught topic, told with care, empathy, grace and good humour' - \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author: \u003c\/strong\u003eBenjamin Law is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Family Law\u003c\/em\u003e and a frequent contributor to \u003cem\u003efrankie\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, the \u003cem\u003eMonthly, Good Weekend\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQWeekend\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has been published in the\u003cem\u003e Big Issue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrikey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGriffith Review\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Best Australian Essays\u003c\/em\u003e. He has appeared on \u003cem\u003eSunrise\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe First Tuesday Bookclub\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRandling\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1863956131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781863956130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.60d","brand":"Benjamin Law","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46806920102143,"sku":"9781863956130","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bcbc040c-90b6-4cbf-a5bc-ed78aa631b1f.jpg?v=1745378076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gaysia-benjamin-law-9781863956130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}