1.“Lala” has become a widely used term in the past five years, and its use can be traced
back to the early 2000s. The term was adapted from the Taiwanese localization of “lesbian” …

This is the first ethnographic study of lala (lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) communities
and politics in China, focusing on the city of Shanghai. Based on several years of in-depth …

This research intends to shed light on how a small group of post-80s lalas* in Beijing–the
les+ group–attempted to construct a collective lala identity as well as public space through …

Focusing on the conflict between public and private lives, Lucetta Kam presents us with a
compact qualitative study of the lived experiences of lalas in Shanghai, exploring the ways …

For a long time, topics on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) are regarded as
taboo in China. On June 26, 2015, the United States passed the same-sex marriage law …

In recent years, with globalization becoming a key research agenda across the humanities
and social sciences, there have been two concurrent developments within the fields of queer …

Lala (lesbian) and gay communities in mainland China have emerged rapidly in the 21st
century. Alongside new freedoms and modernizing reforms, and with mainstream media and …

This article introduces readers to the debates on lesbian genders in Chinese cultures.
Through an analysis of the dynamics of the tongzhi movement, as well as ethnographic and …

It is widely assumed that in the case of sexual minorities, such as LGBTQ, the Internet has
helped to create globally shared communities, and, in particular, to forge links among …

In modern China, although the normality of homosexuality has been officially admitted,
misconception and discrimination against homosexuals are still prevalent in the mainstream …