A great question.
Short answer: yes
Longer answer: there are two points to consider
1. The nature of the djinn/jinn as they’re described in lore
2. How stories of the djinn/jinn reflect the sexual anxieties and fantasies of the authors
A mini thread on djinn sexuality
Short answer: yes
Longer answer: there are two points to consider
1. The nature of the djinn/jinn as they’re described in lore
2. How stories of the djinn/jinn reflect the sexual anxieties and fantasies of the authors
A mini thread on djinn sexuality
While most of the stories of the djinn are shaped by the heteronormative and patriarchal framing of the authors, premodern understanding of sexuality/gender as fluid and complex are also present thus djinn are shapeshifters and have a range of sexual preferences
Take the Moroccan djinn queen, Mimouna. She’s sometimes said to be the sister of the djinn king of Saturday.
Others says she IS the djinn king is Saturday just in female form
Others says she IS the djinn king is Saturday just in female form
Or Mardzma, she’s described as a powerful warrior queen who prefers brave men.
In another tradition, Mardzma is a male, but the preference for partners remains the same: other men.
In another tradition, Mardzma is a male, but the preference for partners remains the same: other men.
Similarly lore about abductions and possessions indicate same-sex pairings, polygamy, and a whole range of preferences
In other words the shape shifting djinn don’t fit into our obsession with binary genders or sexualities
They have sex with everyone in all sorts of forms
In other words the shape shifting djinn don’t fit into our obsession with binary genders or sexualities
They have sex with everyone in all sorts of forms
They are shape changing, gender-changing, and have diverse sexual preferences
