Gay and Lesbian Asia: Culture, Identity, Community

Description

Although many Asian cultures borrow the language of the West when discussing queerness, the attitudes, relationships and roles described are quite different. This groundbreaking study demonstrates and deconstructs the astonishing diversity of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered identities in countries such as Korea, Thailand, China, India, the Philippines and many more. - The political and cultural ramifications of the Western gay identity movement. - Political and cultural analyses of gay and lesbian comradeship and filial relationships. - The formation of gay cyber-communities in Asia. - The effects of class distinctions. - And much more!

Peter A. Jackson is a Fellow in Thai History in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at Australian National University in Canberra. He is the author of more than five books on gay sexuality in Asia, including the landmark study, Dear Uncle Go: Male Homosexuality in Thailand. Gerard Sullivan teaches in the Faculty of Education at the University of Sydney in Australia and is co-editor of three major works on multicultural queer studies, including Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent boys: Male and Female Homosexuality in Contemporary Thailand with Peter A. Jackson.

"This is a landmark study that will inform, disturb and encourage" - Phillip W. Jones, PhD "An extremely rich tapestry of detailed ethnographies and state-of-the-art theorising" - Dede Oetomo, PhD