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A final thing I want to add on the subject of fieldwork is on the subject of travelling as a minority. Specifically, I want to talk about fieldwork for LGBTQ+ folks working in places where they are less accepted or may even be actively persecuted
It's not an easy thing to exist in an environment where people like you are casually mentioned as being disgusting. Working in Malaysia, it was always in the back of my mind that my very existence was illegal and had a maximum penalty of 20yrs in prison (although rarely enforced)
It meant that for six months I was very cautious about who I came out to and in what environments. For the most part, I don't think anyone I actually worked with would have cared anyway but I couldn't know for certain...
