4 BL as a “Resource of Hope” among Chinese Gay Men in Japan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editor’s Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A Note on Language and Names xiii
6. 1 Introduction: Boys Love (BL) Media and Its Asian Transfigurations 1
7. Part I East Asia
8. China
9. 2 Between BL and Slash: Danmei Fiction, Transcultural Mediation, and Changing Gender Norms in Contemporary China 17
10. 3 Breaking the Structural Silence: The Sociological Function of Danmei Novels in Contemporary China 31
11. 4 BL as a “Resource of Hope” among Chinese Gay Men in Japan 42
12. 5 Straight Men, Gay Buddies: The Chinese BL Boom and Its Impact on Male Homosociality 55
13. Hong Kong
14. 6 “Send Them to Mars!”: Boys Love Erotica and Civil Rights in Hong Kong 68
15. South Korea
16. 7 The Commercialization and Popularization of Boys Love in South Korea 80
17. 8 Rethinking the Meaning of Boys Love in an Era of Feminism: Online Discourse on “Leaving BL” in Late 2010s Korea 92
18. Taiwan
19. 9 Repression or Revolution?: On the Taiwanese BL Fan Community’s Reactions to the Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Movement 108
20. Part II Southeast Asia
21. Indonesia
22. 10 Hiding in Plain Sight: Boys Love Content at Indonesia’s “Comic Frontier” 123
23. 11 Dissonant Passions: Indonesian Boys Love Fans’ Identity Negotiation and Perspectives on LGBT Issues 138
24. Philippines
25. 12 BL Coupling in a Different Light: Filipino Fans Envisioning an Alternative Model of Intimacy 153
26. Singapore
27. 13 Docile BL Bodies: Boys Love under State and Societal Censorship in Singapore 167
28. Thailand
29. 14 The Queer if Limited Effects of Boys Love Manga Fandom in Thailand 181
30. 15 Faen of Gay Faen: Realizing Boys Love in Thailand betwixt Imagination and Existence 194
31. Part III South Asia
32. India
33. 16 Desi Desu: Sex, Sexuality, and BL Consumption in Urban India 209
34. Part IV Border Crossing
35. 17 Glocalization of Boys Love Dōjinshi in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Australia 225
36. 18 On the Psychology, Physicality, and Communication Strategies of Male Fans of BL in East Asia: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Men’s Desires to “Become” Fudanshi 243
37. 19 From Legends to Games to Homoerotic Fiction: Dynasty Warriors BL Texts from China, Japan, and Taiwan 257
38. Afterword: Boys Love as a World-Shaping Genre 272
39. Contributors 279
40. Index 287