4. Love and Sex as Cruel Optimism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Note on Romanization xi
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Queering Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China 26
8. 2. Coming Out as Relational Politics 62
9. 3. Tongzhi Commons, Community, and Collectivity 86
10. 4. Love and Sex as Cruel Optimism 108
11. 5. Homosexuality, Homonationalism, and Homonormativity 130
12. Conclusion 155
13. Glossary 173
14. Notes 175
15. Works Cited 193
16. Index 223