Negotiating Social Positions

Abstract

The chapter addresses the intersectionality of religion, class, and race on the formation of gender and sexual subjectivities of Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong. It firstly addresses the conflict between the Islamic identity and a lesbian identity, and secondly, how the rules established by Hong Kong people shape the discourse on the sexuality of migrant workers and how the Indonesians react to it. Rather than assuming heteronormativity as a fixed set of expectations and behaviors, the chapter unravels the intertwined effects of race, class, gender and sexuality.