Inside the circle : queer culture and activism in Northwest China / Casey James Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Casey James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--China.

Homosexuality.

Gay people--China.

Gay people.

Sexual minorities--China.

Sexual minorities.

Gay liberation movement--China.

Gay liberation movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork in northwest China, Casey James Miller offers a novel, compelling, and intimately personal perspective on Chinese queer culture and activism. In Inside the Circle: Queer Culture and Activism in Northwest China, Miller tells the stories of two courageous and dedicated groups of queer activists in the city of Xi'an: a grassroots gay men's HIV/AIDS organization called Tong'ai and a lesbian women's group named UNITE. Taking inspiration from "the circle," a term used to imagine local, national, and global queer communities, Miller shows how everyday people in northwest China are taking part in queer culture and activism while also striving to lead traditionally moral lives in a rapidly changing society. The queer diversity seriously requires us to de-center Western cultural values, historical experiences, and theoretical perspectives"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Queer Stories, Chinese Stories

The View from Inside the Circle: Queer Gender and Sexuality in Northwest China

"Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots": Queer Personhood, Kinship, and Personhood

"Living in the Gray Zone": Queer Activism and Civil Society

"Dying for Money": Conflict and Competition among Queer Men's NGOs

From Rainbow Flags to Mr Gay World: Transnational Queer Culture and Activism

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-9788-3538-8

1-9788-3539-6

OCLC:

1380935376