Gay and Lesbian Asia

Contents ** Pre-Gay, Post-Queer: Thai Perspectives on Proliferating Gender/Sex Diversity in Asia * Homosexuality and the Cultural Politics of Tongzhi in Chinese Societies * Becoming a Gay Activist in Contemporary China * Mapping the Vicissitudes of Homosexual Identities in South Korea * Tiptoe Out of the Closet: The Before and After of the Increasing Visible Gay Community in Singapore * Culture, Sexualities, and Identities: Men Who Have Sex with Men in India * Survival Through Pluralism: Emerging Gay Communities in the Philippines * Gay and Lesbian Couples in Malaysia * Let Them Take Ecstacy: Class and Jakarta Lesbians * Drink, Stories, Penis, and Breasts: Lesbian Tomboys in Taiwan from 1960s to 1990s * Asian Values, Family Values: Film, Video and Lesbian and Gay Identities * Homosexual Rights as Human Rights in Indonesia and Australia * Variations on a Common Theme? Gay and Lesbian Identity and Community in Asia * Index * Reference Notes Included **