Tales of the Waria, a 2011 film by Kathy Huang. 56 minutes.
Tuesday, February 9th, 7:00PM, Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium, 600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana, IL
Introduction and post discussion by Leslie Morrow, Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Indonesia is home to the world’s largest Muslim population. It is also home to a community of transgendered individuals known as warias, biological men who live openly as women. In this eye-opening PBS documentary, four warias search for romance and intimacy. Along the way, they encounter unique obstacles that force them to make extraordinary sacrifices to keep the ones they love.
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