Transnational Histories of Sexualities in Asia

Loos, Tamara

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“…In the ten years since I expressed that sentiment, excellent studies have appeared that look at the emergence of "pan-East Asian soft masculinity" and how it flows across the Asian region (Jung 2009). These studies show that unlike East-West frameworks that often lead to an "overemphasis of heterosexuality and relations between Western men, typically, and Asian women [and] occlude [s] other forms of eroticism and sexuality" (Loos 2009), gender considerations of intraregional "Asian" interactions describe not only a more common occurrence, but a relationship that is less power-laden in racial and national terms. Along with the growing interest in gender relations in the region, increasing numbers of articles and monographs dedicated to the study of men have appeared, shedding considerable light on gender relations in Asia.…”

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Popular Culture and Masculinity Ideals in East Asia, with Special Reference to China

Louie¹

2012

J of Asian Stud

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This paper argues that the new forms of communication have had a major impact on gender and sexual ideologies and practices across East Asia. In particular, it focuses on the impact that the new media had on Chinese masculinities in the post-Mao years, a period that coincided with the “Asian economic miracle” and the rise of China. This was also the time when women's studies became well established in the West and men's studies was becoming increasingly prominent in the academic arena. But throughout this time, research into Asian men has been very limited, although Asian women have been voluminously described, analyzed, and publicized. Men's studies scholars such as R. W. Connell were well aware that a large proportion of the world's men did not receive any attention in gender studies and that this neglect was a serious problem in the field. In the first article in the inaugural issue of Men and Masculinities, he called for a more global understanding of the world gender order (Connell 1998).

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Popular Culture and Masculinity Ideals in East Asia, with Special Reference to China

Louie¹

2012

J of Asian Stud

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“…First, this claim has incorrectly attributed “homosexual cultures” as an invasion, neglecting the rich history of diverse gendered and sexual cultures and practices in Asia (see Loos 2009 for a discussion). Second, even though the more expressive gay culture is a modern Western invention incompatible with traditional Asian values, in a practical sense a group of more flamboyant people cannot represent the entire community of gays and lesbians.…”

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Taiwan's Same-Sex Marriage Legislation: Social Movement Strategies and Relational Dynamics

Wei

2023

J. East Asian Stud.

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In 2019, Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage (SSM). This article considers the social movement strategies and relational dynamics of three activist groups in the year leading to the landmark SSM legislation, respectively representing the “yes,” “no,” and “alternative” agendas in the public debates and social mobilization around the issue of equal marriage rights. Through a critical study of the three cases, this article examines how various campaigners shaped local SSM discourses and mobilized people to support, oppose, and question marriage equality, focusing on their social mobilization strategies and inter-group relational dynamics under Taiwan's political and legal structures. In so doing, it proposes a hybrid theoretical model to understand complex social movement and countermovement relations and dynamics.

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“…Same-sex sexuality was long tolerated across many traditional South, Southeast, and East Asian cultures, as well as socially integrated in areas of the Pacific Islands (Kimmel & Yi, 2004; Loos, 2009). In certain Polynesian communities, sexual and gender diversity was public, considered socially conventional, and often occupied positions of social status (Murray, 2002).…”

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Centralizing the psychology of sexual minority Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

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Israel²

2016

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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The purpose of this literature review article was to centralize a holistic view of sexual minority Asian and Pacific Islander American (SM APIA) experiences and offer recommendations to guide psychological practice. Theoretical and empirical works from various disciplines were synthesized and found to demonstrate the central role of API cultural values in the development and management of SM APIA sexual expressions. Connectedness to communities and cultures of origin, maintenance of prized social relationships, traditional expectations related to family and gender, as well as coping with minority stress emerged as key elements to understanding and working with this population. Findings suggest that conceptualizing SM APIAs through the lens of predominantly White LGBTQ community norms may lead psychologists to pathologize healthy approaches to navigating the sexual minority experience and intervene in culturally inappropriate ways. The authors discuss the broader API cultural context as a framework for understanding the following thematic sections that emerged from the literature: identity development, coming out, minority stress, and issues related to seeking healthy communities and relationships. They conclude with recommendations with which psychologists can support SM APIAs to draw on, and reconnect to, relevant cultural strengths to thrive despite exposure to multiple oppressions.

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Transnational Histories of Sexualities in Asia

Cited by 13 publications

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Popular Culture and Masculinity Ideals in East Asia, with Special Reference to China

Popular Culture and Masculinity Ideals in East Asia, with Special Reference to China

Taiwan's Same-Sex Marriage Legislation: Social Movement Strategies and Relational Dynamics

Centralizing the psychology of sexual minority Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

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