▁Em ir ate ), ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁( B os nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina : ▁Ali ja ▁I zet b egov ic ▁esp oused ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁inspired ▁separ at ism ) ▁ ▁Geographic ▁and ▁so cio e conom ic ▁separ at ism ▁Malays ia ' s ▁Sab ah ▁and ▁Sar aw ak ▁Se par at ists ▁C asc ad ia ▁Se par at ists ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁independence ▁movement ▁Taiwan ese ▁independence ▁Scottish ▁independence ▁Catal an ▁independence ▁movement ▁ ▁Quebec ▁so vere ig nt y ▁movement ▁ ▁G ender ▁and ▁sex ist ▁separ at ism ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁gender ▁and ▁separ at ism ▁is ▁complex ▁and ▁war r ants ▁more ▁research . ▁Se par at ist ▁femin ism ▁is ▁women ' s ▁choosing ▁to ▁separate ▁from ▁ost ens ibly ▁male - defined , ▁male - domin ated ▁institutions , ▁relationships , ▁roles ▁and ▁activities . ▁Les bian ▁separ at ism ▁advoc ates ▁les bian ism ▁as ▁the ▁logical ▁result ▁of ▁femin ism . ▁Some ▁separ at ist ▁femin ists ▁and ▁les bian ▁separ at ists ▁have ▁chosen ▁to ▁live ▁apart ▁in ▁intent ional ▁community , ▁co oper atives , ▁and ▁on ▁land ▁trust s . ▁Que er ▁national ism ▁( or ▁" G ay ▁separ at ism ") ▁see ks ▁a ▁community ▁distinct ▁and ▁separate ▁from ▁other ▁social ▁groups . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List s ▁List s ▁of ▁active ▁separ at ist ▁movements ▁List ▁of ▁active ▁separ at ist ▁movements ▁recognized ▁by ▁inter g overn ment al ▁organizations ▁List