Gay and Lesbian Asia : Culture, Identity, Community

ISBN-13: 9781560231455 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 300 str.

Gerard Sullivan

Opis

Jackson (Thai history, Australian National U.) and Sullivan (education, U. of Sydney) present 13 articles which explore the multifaceted worlds of gay, lesbian, and transgendered identities in a number of Asian countries. Thailand, China, South Korea, Singapore, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Indonesia are all covered. For the most p

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Contents

• 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
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Gerard Sullivan, PETER A JACKSON