Upon moving to the Gulf States where penalties for queer acts include deportation, imprisonment, torture and death Gaar Adams wants to understand why LGBTQ+ migrants might choose to live amid such peril. He begins riskily gathering interviews outside the tightly controlled state media, leading with what he thinks is a simple question:Isn’t it harder for you to make a life here?But as unforgettable residents share a kaleidoscope of stories from uproarious Filipino salon workers throwing secret drag parties to a courageous Pakistani farmhand who helps his compatriots smuggle themselves across borders deeper questions and fault lines begin to emerge alongside the halting steps into Gaars own clandestine relationship. Weaving intimate and illuminating memoir with unprecedented reportage, Guest Privileges is a decade-long journey of dislocation not just through the Gulf States, but into the very nature of home, belonging and how we form a life and community.

Format: Paperback
Published: 2025
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Pages: 304
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1529933609
ISBN 13: 9781529933604