Shanghai lalas : female Tongzhi communities and politics in urban China /
Kam, Lucetta Yip Lo,
Shanghai lalas : female Tongzhi communities and politics in urban China / Female Tongzhi communities and politics in urban China Lucetta Yip Lo Kam. - 1 online resource (x, 142 pages) - Queer Asia . - Queer Asia. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index.
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.
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.
English.
9789882208452 (electronic bk.) 9882208452 (electronic bk.) (paperback) 9888180142 9789888180141 9888139460 9789888139460 9888139452 9789888139453
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22573/ctt26dr0q JSTOR
Lesbians--Social conditions.--China--Shanghai
Bisexual women--Social conditions.--China--Shanghai
Transgender people--Social conditions.--China--Shanghai
Homophobia--China.
Communities--China--Shanghai.
Cities and towns--Politics and government.--China
Lesbiennes--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Shanghai
Bisexuelles--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Shanghai
Transgenres--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Shanghai
Communauté--Chine--Shanghai.
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.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HN49.C6 / Y57 2013eb
307.14
Shanghai lalas : female Tongzhi communities and politics in urban China / Female Tongzhi communities and politics in urban China Lucetta Yip Lo Kam. - 1 online resource (x, 142 pages) - Queer Asia . - Queer Asia. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index.
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.
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.
English.
9789882208452 (electronic bk.) 9882208452 (electronic bk.) (paperback) 9888180142 9789888180141 9888139460 9789888139460 9888139452 9789888139453
ebc1115450
22573/ctt26dr0q JSTOR
Lesbians--Social conditions.--China--Shanghai
Bisexual women--Social conditions.--China--Shanghai
Transgender people--Social conditions.--China--Shanghai
Homophobia--China.
Communities--China--Shanghai.
Cities and towns--Politics and government.--China
Lesbiennes--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Shanghai
Bisexuelles--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Shanghai
Transgenres--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Shanghai
Communauté--Chine--Shanghai.
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.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HN49.C6 / Y57 2013eb
307.14