Queer Asian Identities in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand: One Foot Out of the Closet

A Cantonese-Tauiwi queer man reflects on his lived experiences as a means to explore the intersection of Asian-ness and queerness in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Queer Asian communities in Aotearoa New Zealand can suffer erasure caused by the dominance of whiteness in queer spaces. Written as a deliberate challenge to this invisibility, author Sidney Gig-Jan Wong 黃吉贊 reflects on his life and upbringing in order to explore the intersections of his own identity and ongoing coming out experience, and also highlight the perspectives of a minoritized community.

Ideal reading for students of LGBTQIA+ studies and Asian studies, as well as anthropology and sociology, this book draws on queer theory and the author's life in a way that personalises concepts and highlights the humanity in the social sciences.

ISBN-13: 9781915271488

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Lived Places Publishing

Publication Date: 08-22-2023

Pages: 276

Product Dimensions: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Series: Queer and Lgbt+ Studies