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A review by carlaafmelo
Shanghai Lalas: Female Tongzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China by Lucetta Kam
5.0
This is a very important book for anyone interested in queer studies. It may be probably the only work that provides a specific insight on the lala (lesbian) community in China, giving us full information on different dimensions such as societal pressure, marriage law, family, understanding of love and so on.
Being someone that lives in the West and assumes that LGBTQ+ community is wide but as connected as possible, learning that lesbians and gays, in China, do not have an amicable and close relationship was, for sure, terrifying but interesting. Please give it a try if you are interested!
Being someone that lives in the West and assumes that LGBTQ+ community is wide but as connected as possible, learning that lesbians and gays, in China, do not have an amicable and close relationship was, for sure, terrifying but interesting. Please give it a try if you are interested!