By Sabya van Elswijk, Today we were invited by Katha to come to the place where she usually gives dance classes to other hijra. She […]
Drag Queens
Linked to its other projects, the Faketory continues to work around Drag Queens pursuing the researches for the project Drag Queens of the World: www.dragqueens-oftheworld.com. In this category you’ll find articles related to Drag Queens in Bangladesh.
Show: Yourself
Show Yourself is a special exhibition showcasing the works of three artists from three different continents. While it is easy to limit an artist’s […]
Hijra in Bangladesh: Parvat
By Sabya van Elswijk, After our meeting with Boys of Bangladesh, we understand more about being gay in Bangladesh, and it is also clear you […]
Boys of Bangladesh
By Sabya van Elswijk, We are invited to meet with the director of Boys of Bangladesh, a network of gay people in Dhaka. Arriving at […]
Definitions
Definitions By Sabya van Elswijk, Being in Dhaka, we find our definitions of the world constantly challenged. Working with homeless: these should be people […]
Lecture: “Artists are liars, like everybody is.” by Martijn Crowe in Dhaka
Martijn Crowe gave on July, 13th a lecture about ”the concept of the truth admitting that we love to lie, we can live in peace […]
Hijra in Bangladesh
Hijra is a community of emasculated people originally from Indian culture. They are consider as a third gender: not a man nor a woman. The […]
