A brief blog post about the mentor text (YouTube video) called, "Exploring the Roots of Chicago's Queer South Asian Community"
Ifti Nasim (1946 – July 22, 2011) was a gay Pakistani Americanpoet. Having moved to the United States to escape persecution for his sexual orientation, he became known locally for establishing Sangat, an organization to support LGBT south-Asian youths, and internationally for publishing Narman, a poetry collection that was the first open expression of homosexual themes in the Urdu language. Nasim was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 1996.
I believe that this text, for the majority, serves as an informational work created to educate and inform viewers. A similar text that I am familiar with is, "What Happens When A Deaf Person Goes to the Movie Theatre" because they both offer insight to different communities that various people are a part of. After reviewing this text, I got a joyful vibe from it because of the way that the producers depict their material. I believe that I am indirectly an audience to this text, but I believe that this text is recommended for all people because sheds light on a community that people might have heard of before. I don't necessarily believe that this text keeps out a group of people, but some people might have a more challenging time than others understanding the lifestyle that the people in it portray. After watching this video, viewers can expect to gain an insight on the many communities that exist throughout the world and gain knowledge specifically in the queer community and that of South Asians, focusing on the different groups and organizations that have been formed throughout the past few decades. There are multiple speakers in this video, but all of them share a common identity with each other, and that's what makes this specific group so special. The speakers and authors of the text are the same since this is a video rather than a written text of some sort. I do not necessarily have any complications or nuances with this text, but I do have a few questions (located on my X-page) that I am curious to find the answers to. I think the most important and prominent message surfacing from this video is that there's a community for everyone, and those that are hidden or shut out from the general society need light shed on them so that society can be more aware and informed of the various lifestyles and backgrounds of others.
"One of the reasons I wanted a queer South Asian community was for my family, to say to them what I am, how I feel is valid and exists and is not anomalous to our community and culture." - Kareem Khubchandani
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