Tongzhi Living: Men Attracted to Men in Postsocialist China

by Tiantian Zheng

Book Overview

Tongzhi, which translates into English as "same purpose" or "same will," was once widely used to mean "comrade." Since the 1990s, the word has been appropriated by the LGBT community in China and now refers to a broad range of people who do not espouse heteronormativity.

Tongzhi Living, the first study of its kind, offers insights into the community of same-sex-attracted men in the metropolitan city of Dalian in northeast China...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816692009
• ISBN13: 9780816692002
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"