title: Desiring T, desiring self: "T-style" pop singers and lesbian culture in China.
abstract: This article examines an emerging group of "T-style" female singers in the popular music scene in China. The expression "T," which is developed from the term "tomboy," refers to lesbians with masculine gender style. It is a widely used form of identification in local lesbian communities in China. The emergence of "T-style" female singers coincided with the rapid development of local lesbian communities in major cities in China. By exploring the intersections-or mutual modeling-of "T-style" singers and local lesbian gender culture, this article also analyzes the different receptions of "T-style" singers by local lesbian women, and explores whether "T-style" singers are seen as a "cultural resource" that aids the construction of lesbian gender and sexual identities.
authors: a Department of Humanities and Creative Writing , Hong Kong Baptist University , Shatin , N.T. , Hong Kong.
authors: Lucetta Y L
authors: LY
authors: Kam
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008402:Mass Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009146:Music; D012928:Social Desirability; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping
keywords: China; female singers; lesbian; lesbian culture; lesbian gender; popular music