Title Shanghai lalas : female Tongzhi communities and politics in urban China / Lucetta Yip Lo Kam

Published Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 142 pages) Series Queer Asia Queer Asia. Contents Introduction : Reconnecting Selves and Communities -- Lala Communities in the Shaping -- Public Discussions -- Private Dilemma -- Negotiating the Public and the Private -- A Smile on the Surface : The Politics of Public Correctness -- Conclusion : Seeing Diversity Among Us -- Profiles of Key Informants Summary This is an ethnographic study of lala (lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) communities and politics in China, focusing on the city of Shanghai. The volume concentrates on lalas' everyday struggle to reconcile same-sex desire with a dominant rhetoric of family harmony and compulsory marriage, all within a culture denying women's active and legitimate sexual agency Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Lesbians -- China -- Shanghai -- Social conditions Bisexual women -- China -- Shanghai -- Social conditions Transgender people -- China -- Shanghai -- Social conditions Homophobia -- China Communities -- China -- Shanghai Cities and towns -- China -- Politics and government POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies. Lesbians -- Social conditions Homophobia Cities and towns -- Politics and government Communities China China -- Shanghai Form Electronic book ISBN 9789882208452 9882208452 9888180142 9789888180141 9888139460 9789888139460 9888139452 9789888139453

Other Titles Female Tongzhi communities and politics in urban China

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