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How do Asian cultures construct queer genders, sexualities, and
eroticism?Gay and Lesbian Asia demonstrates the astonishing
diversity of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered identities
in countries including Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, India,
Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Although many Asian
cultures borrow the language of the West when discussing queerness,
the attitudes, relationships, and roles described are quite
different. Gay and Lesbian Asia discusses cultural issues as well
as the unique political position of gays in Asian societies. For
example, the Thai concept of phet--eroticized gender--is quite
different from the Western view that classifies people by the sex
of the partners they desire, not by their level of masculine or
feminine traits. Similarly, some gay and lesbian Chinese people
"come home" rather than "come out." By bringing their partners into
the extended family, they can maintain the filial relationships
that define them while being able to love whom they choose. The
essays in Gay and Lesbian Asia cover a broad range of approaches
and subjects: globalization theory exploring the political and
cultural ramifications of the Western gay identity movement
Foucauldian discourse on sexuality and sharply distinct erotic
cultures political and cultural analyses of gay and lesbian
comradeship and filial relationships in Chinese societies research
on the "T" and "po" lesbians (similar to butch and femme) in
Malaysian bars the formation of gay cybercommunities in Asia the
effects of class distinctions on Jakarta lesbians studies of local
historical forms of homoeroticism and transgenderismGay and Lesbian
Asia continues Haworth's landmark series of books on gay and
lesbian issues in Asia and Australia. Along with Tongzhi: Politics
of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies; Queer Asian Cinema;
Multicultural Queer: Australian Narratives; Gays and Lesbians in
Asia and the Pacific; and Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and
Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand, this book presents
some of the most original, powerful current thought available on
cultural, political, sexual, and gender issues for queer
subcultures within Asian cultures.
How do Asian cultures construct queer genders, sexualities, and
eroticism?Gay and Lesbian Asia demonstrates the astonishing
diversity of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered identities
in countries including Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, India,
Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Although many Asian
cultures borrow the language of the West when discussing queerness,
the attitudes, relationships, and roles described are quite
different. Gay and Lesbian Asia discusses cultural issues as well
as the unique political position of gays in Asian societies. For
example, the Thai concept of phet--eroticized gender--is quite
different from the Western view that classifies people by the sex
of the partners they desire, not by their level of masculine or
feminine traits. Similarly, some gay and lesbian Chinese people
"come home" rather than "come out." By bringing their partners into
the extended family, they can maintain the filial relationships
that define them while being able to love whom they choose. The
essays in Gay and Lesbian Asia cover a broad range of approaches
and subjects: globalization theory exploring the political and
cultural ramifications of the Western gay identity movement
Foucauldian discourse on sexuality and sharply distinct erotic
cultures political and cultural analyses of gay and lesbian
comradeship and filial relationships in Chinese societies research
on the "T" and "po" lesbians (similar to butch and femme) in
Malaysian bars the formation of gay cybercommunities in Asia the
effects of class distinctions on Jakarta lesbians studies of local
historical forms of homoeroticism and transgenderismGay and Lesbian
Asia continues Haworth's landmark series of books on gay and
lesbian issues in Asia and Australia. Along with Tongzhi: Politics
of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies; Queer Asian Cinema;
Multicultural Queer: Australian Narratives; Gays and Lesbians in
Asia and the Pacific; and Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and
Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand, this book presents
some of the most original, powerful current thought available on
cultural, political, sexual, and gender issues for queer
subcultures within Asian cultures.
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in
Contemporary Thailand offers methods that will help social workers,
researchers, and students create HIV/AIDS intervention services for
gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals in or from Thailand.
Many of these methods can also be used by practitioners or HIV/AIDS
educators in North America and developing countries to address
issues of culturally diverse clientele. In response to Western and
Thai sexuality studies that fail to accurately represent the
diverse sexualities of Thailand, this book discusses and describes
certain factors that need to be taken into consideration when
developing intervention programs. Demonstrating how cultural and
social factors influence services, Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys
will help you provide clients with effective and relevant services.
Drawing attention to Eurocentric ideology that may hinder
cross-cultural collaboration for Thai-Western service provisions,
this book offers you information that will help you understand how
cultural, political, and economic systems shape sexuality and
gender roles in Thai society. Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys
provides you with the necessary knowledge for providing successful
services, including: how Thai sexualities are identified by
examining the meaning of terms such as "toms" (masculine Thai
lesbians), "dee" (feminine-identified women who have relations with
other women), "kathoey" (males that dress like women and wear
make-up), or "lady boys" (transsexual or transvestite males) how
Thai society actually defines "having sex" and recognizing the
differences from Western connotations of sex to effectively teach
individuals about the risk of HIV/AIDS ways Western views of
confidentiality and privacy differ from Thai views in order to
understand why individuals hesitate to get tested for or seek
counselling about HIV/AIDS the relationship between occupation and
sexual identity in movies and magazines that reveal how sexuality
is characterized in Thailand the unique social identity of "toms"
and how Thai society labels what is masculine and feminine reasons
for hiding sexual identity, such as rejection, fear of stereotypes,
and having a relationship that is viewed by society as wrong and
meaningless protecting commercial sex workers (CSW) from infection
by developing culturally appropriate interventions One of the only
books to address HIV/AIDS issues of gay and transgender individuals
in Thailand, Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys will help you increase
awareness about HIV/AIDS and create successful intervention
programs for clients.
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in
Contemporary Thailand offers methods that will help social workers,
researchers, and students create HIV/AIDS intervention services for
gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals in or from Thailand.
Many of these methods can also be used by practitioners or HIV/AIDS
educators in North America and developing countries to address
issues of culturally diverse clientele. In response to Western and
Thai sexuality studies that fail to accurately represent the
diverse sexualities of Thailand, this book discusses and describes
certain factors that need to be taken into consideration when
developing intervention programs. Demonstrating how cultural and
social factors influence services, Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys
will help you provide clients with effective and relevant services.
Drawing attention to Eurocentric ideology that may hinder
cross-cultural collaboration for Thai-Western service provisions,
this book offers you information that will help you understand how
cultural, political, and economic systems shape sexuality and
gender roles in Thai society. Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys
provides you with the necessary knowledge for providing successful
services, including: how Thai sexualities are identified by
examining the meaning of terms such as "toms" (masculine Thai
lesbians), "dee" (feminine-identified women who have relations with
other women), "kathoey" (males that dress like women and wear
make-up), or "lady boys" (transsexual or transvestite males) how
Thai society actually defines "having sex" and recognizing the
differences from Western connotations of sex to effectively teach
individuals about the risk of HIV/AIDS ways Western views of
confidentiality and privacy differ from Thai views in order to
understand why individuals hesitate to get tested for or seek
counselling about HIV/AIDS the relationship between occupation and
sexual identity in movies and magazines that reveal how sexuality
is characterized in Thailand the unique social identity of "toms"
and how Thai society labels what is masculine and feminine reasons
for hiding sexual identity, such as rejection, fear of stereotypes,
and having a relationship that is viewed by society as wrong and
meaningless protecting commercial sex workers (CSW) from infection
by developing culturally appropriate interventions One of the only
books to address HIV/AIDS issues of gay and transgender individuals
in Thailand, Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys will help you increase
awareness about HIV/AIDS and create successful intervention
programs for clients.
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