Sexual Diversity in Sinophone Cultures - Lived Experiences of Homophobia, Visibility, and Empathy

This book explores the ways in which homophobia is produced, manifested, and perpetuated in Mainland China and Taiwan, and how queer people and their families comply with, resist and, at times, disrupt the discriminatory system. Through in-depth interviews and detailed ethnographic field work, it offers fascinating insights into the past and present experiences of queer individuals living in Mainland China and Taiwan, painting a comprehensive picture of the challenges posed by living as a sexual minority in a society dominated by Confucian values such as filial piety and the continuation of family line. Incorporating narratives from Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese heterosexuals, it provides an account not only of the lived experiences of sexual minorities, but also of how society makes sense of sexual diversity and how it perpetuates the homophobic cycle. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology and Asian Studies with interests in gender and sexuality.