A Trans-local Study of the Processes and Challenges of Identity Formation among Chinese Young Gay Men in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan
Grant Data
Project Title
A Trans-local Study of the Processes and Challenges of Identity Formation among Chinese Young Gay Men in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan
Principal Investigator
Dr Kong, Travis Shiu Ki
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Lin Dennis Chwen-der
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Wang Frank Tsen-Yung
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Wei Wei
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2017-01-01
Amount
433736
Conference Title
A Trans-local Study of the Processes and Challenges of Identity Formation among Chinese Young Gay Men in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan
Presentation Title
Keywords
Chinese sexuality, Homosexuality, Identity, Trans-local study, Youth gay men
Discipline
Sexuality and Gender Studies,Sociology
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
17613316
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2016
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 - To examine the ways self-identified young adult gay men understand and negotiate being ‘young’ (age), ‘gay’ (sexuality), and ‘male’ (gender) in three Chinese (race/ethnicity) locales: Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei [An examination of an individual life course] 2 - To examine the ways they negotiate their identities under specific social, historical, economic, political and cultural changes [An examination of the interplay between individual biography and social/political history] 3 - To compare and contrast the similarities and differences of how these individuals understand and negotiate sexual identities in the three locales [A trans-local study of Chinese gay sexuality]