Critically exploring the connection between marriage and citizenship, [UCI Professor] Tom Boellstorff explores the cultural significance of heterosexual marriage as a primary marker of adulthood and ideal citizen, which in turn contributes to gay Indonesians’ decision to enter heterosexual marriage to conform such constructs.


For the full story, please visit http://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2018/02/28/love-under-surveillance-indonesias-medicalization-of-marriage.html.

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