Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys by Peter A. Jackson; Gerard Sullivan
A foundational academic anthology exploring the unique cultural, economic, and social dynamics of LGBTQ+ identities in contemporary Thailand.
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First Queer Voices From Thailand by Peter A. Jackson
A historical study of Thailand’s early LGBTQ+ community through the translated lens of a famous mid-20th-century advice column.
Homeless by K. Vaishali
A poignant memoir tracking a young woman’s journey of navigating dyslexia and coming out as a lesbian in contemporary India.
Queer Representations In Chinese-Language Film And The Cultural Landscape by Shi-Yan Chao
Queer Representations in Chinese-language Film and the Cultural Landscape provides a cultural history of queer representations in Chinese-language film and media, negotiated by locally produced knowledge, local cultural agency, and lived histories. Incorporating a wide range of materials in both English and Chinese, this interdisciplinary project investigates the processes through which Chinese tongzhi/queer imaginaries are … Read more
Seven Of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic mystery-romance in which impoverished scholar Vân and notorious thief mindship Sunless Woods investigate a murder in the Scattered Pearls Belt, uncovering secrets and falling for each other along the way.
The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic space opera about scavenger Xích Si who enters an arranged marriage with Rice Fish, a sentient spaceship and pirate fleet leader, to investigate the suspicious death of Rice Fish’s wife while navigating betrayal, political intrigue, and unexpected love.
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic romantic fantasy novella set in a pre-colonial Vietnamese-inspired world where diplomat princess Thanh must navigate her rekindled romance with Princess Eldris while balancing her country’s independence against imperial threats and her relationship with a fire elemental.
A Fire Born Of Exile by Aliette de Bodard
A sapphic Count of Monte Cristo-inspired space opera where betrayed scholar Quỳnh returns in disguise seeking revenge but finds her plans complicated by her deepening romance with engineer Hoà in a corrupt orbital society.
In The Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
A dark f/f Beauty and the Beast retelling set in a post-apocalyptic Vietnamese-inspired world where failed scholar Yên becomes tutor to dragon Vu Côn’s children and finds herself dangerously attracted to her stern captor.
Small Beauty by Jia Qing Wilson-Yang
Coping with the death of her cousin, she abandons her life in the city to live in his now-empty house in a small town.