Title
Lesbian spaces in Hong Kong
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
Routledge handbook of sexuality studies in East Asia
Publication Date
1-1-2015
First Page
218
Last Page
229
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
In order to understand lesbian spaces in Hong Kong, one needs to examine the meanings and cultural aspects of lesbian desires in an urban environment. Chinese lesbian sexualities vary in different historical, social and cultural contexts. One can imagine the differences between the everyday life experiences of Chinese lesbians living in Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Singapore or in diasporic Chinese communities in Vancouver or San Francisco. What does it mean for a global city such as Hong Kong to have lesbian spaces? Conversely, how do lesbian spaces contribute to our common understanding of the city’s cosmopolitan nature?
DOI
10.4324/9781315774879.ch15
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Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9780415639484
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Tang, D. T.-S. (2015). Lesbian spaces in Hong Kong. In M. McLelland & V. Mackie (Eds.), Routledge handbook of sexuality studies in East Asia (pp. 218-229). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315774879.ch15