Sex and Desire in Hong Kong

Ho, Petula Sik Ying; Tsang, A. Ka Tat

doi:10.5790/hongkong/9789888139156.001.0001

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“…I feel that making myself better is the best weapon to shut people up’ (Meng, aged 33); ‘I want to use my own ability to turn it [marriage] into reality and this is why I plan to migrate to a foreign country’ (Tao, aged 36). Similar to previous studies, which show that Chinese sexual minority people tend to see financial success as a precondition for coming out as respectable persons (Ho and Tsang, 2012; Kam, 2013), my findings suggest that lalas tend to rely on their ‘economic power’ to overcome parental and societal disapproval of homosexuality and practical constraints in China, such as the unavailability of legalized same-sex marriage and ART for same-sex couples.…”

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Family formation among lalas (lesbians) in urban China: Strategies for forming families and navigating relationships with families of origin

2020

Journal of Sociology

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This article explores the ways in which Chinese lesbians, who identify themselves as lalas, form their own families and navigate their relationships with families of origin. To date, there is a lack of research on families formed by same-sex couples in urban China, where homosexuality remains stigmatized. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 35 lala-identified women in Beijing, this article shows that lalas’ formation of families has been shaped by, but at the same time shaping, their relationships with their families of origin, who tend to embrace heteronormative family beliefs. Engaging with ongoing debates on choice and individualization, this study reveals the tensions between lalas’ family aspirations and gendered, familial, material, and socio-political constraints imposed on female-led same-sex families. It contributes to sociological understanding of family change by revealing alternative paths to same-sex family formation in a context where the act of coming out is challenging and families formed by same-sex couples remain largely invisible.

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Family formation among lalas (lesbians) in urban China: Strategies for forming families and navigating relationships with families of origin

2020

Journal of Sociology

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“…Participants’ determination to thrive in the labour market is also in line with previous studies, which show that Chinese sexual minority people tend to see financial success as a precondition for coming out as respectable [ 8 , 25 , 35 ]. The vast majority of our participants had not yet come out to their parents, but accumulating enough money was commonly considered a prerequisite for earning familial recognition.…”

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Family and Work Lives of Lesbians in China: Implications for the Adult Worker Model

Liu

2022

IJERPH

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This article examines the ways in which lesbians explore opportunities and navigate constraints in their family and work lives in urban China. It not only reveals Chinese lesbians’ difficulties in gaining equal access to the labour market and developing their desired family lives, but also discusses possible ways of enhancing the applicability of the adult worker model for sexual minority women. Previous research has indicated a shift from the male breadwinner model to the adult worker model, suggesting that both men and women are expected to join the labour market, and that women should not carry all the care responsibilities within the family. However, the model largely overlooks the interplay of gender and sexuality factors in shaping work and family lives. This article adopts a qualitative mixed-methods approach, including interviews with 20 Chinese lesbians and social media analysis, to examine lesbians’ experiences of taking part in the family as adults and in the wider economy as workers. It shows how gender norms, heteronormativity, and policy intersect in generating obstacles for Chinese lesbians to thrive as respectable adult workers. This has important implications for attempts to improve the adult worker model to fit better with people’s diverse work/family needs.

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“…Many older Chinese, however, adhere to traditional Confucian principles (Guan, 2004;Yan, Wu, Ho, & Pearson, 2011), which regard sex as a mean of procreation and any deviation from such purpose disgraceful and inappropriate (Lee, Kwon, Kim, & Moon, 2007). This may have led to an atmosphere of repression that discourages older adults from seeking pleasure through sex (Ho & Tsang, 2012). The shrinking social networks (Choi et al, 2011) and inadequate understanding of their own bodies, coupled with insulation from mass media, may have further dwindled their sexual activity.…”

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An integrated model to understand sexuality in older adults in urban China: The mediating role of sexual interest

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Yan

Bai

2018

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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Sex and Desire in Hong Kong

Cited by 22 publications

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Family formation among lalas (lesbians) in urban China: Strategies for forming families and navigating relationships with families of origin

Family formation among lalas (lesbians) in urban China: Strategies for forming families and navigating relationships with families of origin

Family and Work Lives of Lesbians in China: Implications for the Adult Worker Model

An integrated model to understand sexuality in older adults in urban China: The mediating role of sexual interest

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