title: Lesbianism in China.
abstract: Lesbianism in China has a long but usually hidden history. This paper examines the historical and literary sources of the past to illustrate the history of lesbianism and then turns to a survey of lesbianism in the China of today. As in the past, lesbianism remains more or less hidden, and comes to light only occasionally. Data for contemporary China comes from a visit to an institution for delinquent young women, recent police records, and contemporary fiction. It has only been in the past 4 or 5 years that it was possible to talk about lesbianism and most lesbians are fearful of becoming identified.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, Oakland, California 94612.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Bullough
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004324:Drama; D005495:Folklore; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008092:Literature, Medieval; D008093:Literature, Modern; D009524:Newspapers as Topic; D009938:Organizations; D012106:Research; D012380:Role; D012962:Sociology, Medical