Sexual Diversity in Sinophone Cultures

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 fieldwork, 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 the 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.