Gay and Lesbian Asia: Culture, Identity, Community

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How do Asian cultures construct queer genders, sexualities, and eroticism? Gay and Lesbian Asia demonstrates the astonishing diversity of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered identities in countries including Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Although many Asian cultures borrow the language of the West when discussing queerness, the... Read more

How do Asian cultures construct queer genders, sexualities, and eroticism?

Gay and Lesbian Asia demonstrates the astonishing diversity of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered identities in countries including Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Although many Asian cultures borrow the language of the West when discussing queerness, the attitudes, relationships, and roles described are quite different.

Gay and Lesbian Asia discusses cultural issues as well as the unique political position of gays in Asian societies. For example, the Thai concept of phet--eroticized gender--is quite different from the Western view that classifies people by the sex of the partners they desire, not by their level of masculine or feminine traits. Similarly, some gay and lesbian Chinese people “come home” rather than “come out.” By bringing their partners into the extended family, they can maintain the filial relationships that define them while being able to love whom they choose.

The essays in Gay and Lesbian Asia cover a broad range of approaches and subjects:

globalization theory exploring the political and cultural ramifications of the Western gay identity movement
Foucauldian discourse on sexuality and sharply distinct erotic cultures
political and cultural analyses of gay and lesbian comradeship and filial relationships in Chinese societies
research on the “T” and “po” lesbians (similar to butch and femme) in Malaysian bars
the formation of gay cybercommunities in Asia
the effects of class distinctions on Jakarta lesbians
studies of local historical forms of homoeroticism and transgenderism

Gay and Lesbian Asia continues Haworth's landmark series of books on gay and lesbian issues in Asia and Australia. Along with Tongzhi: Politics of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies; Queer Asian Cinema; Multicultural Queer: Australian Narratives; Gays and Lesbians in Asia and the Pacific; and Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand, this book presents some of the most original, powerful current thought available on cultural, political, sexual, and gender issues for queer subcultures within Asian cultures.

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Pre-Gay, Post-Queer: Thai Perspectives on Proliferating Gender/Sex Diversity in Asia
Homosexuality and the Cultural Politics of Tongzhi in Chinese Societies
Becoming a Gay Activist in Contemporary China
Mapping the Vicissitudes of Homosexual Identities in South Korea
Tiptoe Out of the Closet: The Before and After of the Increasing Visible Gay Community in Singapore
Culture, Sexualities, and Identities: Men Who Have Sex with Men in India
Survival Through Pluralism: Emerging Gay Communities in the Philippines
Gay and Lesbian Couples in Malaysia
Let Them Take Ecstacy: Class and Jakarta Lesbians
Drink, Stories, Penis, and Breasts: Lesbian Tomboys in Taiwan from 1960s to 1990s
Asian Values, Family Values: Film, Video and Lesbian and Gay Identities
Homosexual Rights as Human Rights in Indonesia and Australia
Variations on a Common Theme? Gay and Lesbian Identity and Community in Asia
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Gerard Sullivan, PETER A JACKSON

Gay and Lesbian Asia Culture, Identity, Community

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