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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

16. Straightly Chinese: The Emergence of Systemic Homophobia in China

Author : Lin Song

Published in: Contesting Chineseness

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

Abstract

In May 2018, a 10-s video clip caused much commotion on Chinese social media. The video, which was uploaded to Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, showed several male security guards punching and knocking down two women at the entrance of the 798 Art Zone in Beijing, a complex known for housing art exhibitions and hip creative spaces.

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Title: Straightly Chinese: The Emergence of Systemic Homophobia in China
Author: Lin Song
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Contesting Chineseness
Print ISBN: 978-981-336-095-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-336-096-9

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6096-9_16