{"title":"Is Chinese Queer a Void? Cui Zi'en, Leo Bersani, and the Representations of Voids in Peach-Colored Lips.","authors":"Sen Huang","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2650690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2650690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite increasing scholarly attention to Sinophone queer studies, research on mainland China faces critical dilemmas. Due to strict censorship of LGBTQ+ content, scholars often turn to Taiwan and Hong Kong or focus on Republican-era literature. As a result, queer literary discourse on mainland China remains strikingly absent-its narratives seemingly erased, and subjects rendered invisible. How can we navigate this void in the queer literary landscape of the PRC? This paper examines how Cui Zi'en, one of the most prolific openly gay writers in mainland China, navigates this void through his debut novel <i>Peach-Colored Lips</i> (1997). Drawing on Leo Bersani's critiques in queer theory, this paper argues that Cui mobilizes \"void\" not only as an existential condition of queer subjectivity, namely the self-shattering affect of bottomhood sexuality, but also as a narrative strategy that contests historical and ideological frameworks rendering homosexuality invisible.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147634860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Queering Participation: Reimagining the Researcher-Researched Nexus.","authors":"Raymond Hyma","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2653624","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2653624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article advances the concept of <i>queering participation</i> within participatory research, emphasizing research led directly by those whom it concerns and who are most affected by the topic of focus. Reflecting on a case study from Cambodia, it examines inquiry conducted by queer community members through Facilitative Listening Design (FLD). This method transformed local community participants into the researchers, enabling them to engage deeply with respondents in their own community and produce and ultimately frame insider knowledge on issues of gender identity and same-sex relationships themselves. The findings challenge the traditional researcher-researched nexus, underscoring how positionality and shared lived experience foster unique insights often overlooked in conventional paradigms. The article argues for reimagining participation in participatory research through a queer theory lens, advocating for the leadership of marginalized communities (in contrast to passive, peripheral, or performative participation) in knowledge production. By reconfiguring binary roles within the nexus and disrupting power hierarchies embedded in research cultures and design, it contributes to broader debates on inclusive and reflexive participation in participatory research approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147628887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mikaela T Ting, Jullianne Marie B Boada, Teresita Rungduin
{"title":"Navigating Gender and Profession: Experiences of Cross-Dressing Practice Teachers Under School Policies.","authors":"Mikaela T Ting, Jullianne Marie B Boada, Teresita Rungduin","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2654055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2654055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Teaching is shaped by institutional norms that regulate appearance, professionalism, and gender expression. Despite growing attention to gender diversity, little research examines how cross-dressing practice teachers navigate these expectations during their practicum. This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of cross-dressing practice teachers in the Philippines. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fourth-year practice teachers who self-identified as cross-dressers, and data were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) guided by queer theory in education. Four themes emerged: Embodied Authenticity and Identity Recognition; Institutional Constraints, Surveillance, and Emotional Burden; Strategic Navigation, Professional Identity, and Agency; and Coping, Advocacy, and Relational Resilience. Participants described gender expression as central to personal identity and teaching confidence, yet institutional dress codes and heteronormative norms often generate anxiety, hypervigilance, and limits on authentic presentation. To reconcile identity with professionalism, participants employed strategies such as selective conformity, demonstrating competence, and relying on relational support. These findings illustrate how gender expression in schools is negotiated through the interaction of institutional regulation and personal identity. The study underscores the need for inclusive policies and teacher education practices that recognize gender diversity and foster equitable participation in the teaching profession.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-27"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147624164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scotia P Mullin, Rita Hardiman, Alastair J Sloan, Kelsey Hegarty
{"title":"\"I Knew I was Going to Die …\": The Experiences of Non-Consensual Strangulation Amongst Australian Men Who Have Sex with Men.","authors":"Scotia P Mullin, Rita Hardiman, Alastair J Sloan, Kelsey Hegarty","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2651436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2651436","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Strangulation is often used in cases of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and homicide. Strangulation is a particularly intimate form of asphyxia, involving manual or ligature-based external pressure applied to the front and sides of the neck. This study examines non-fatal non-consensual circumstances of strangulation experienced by 19 Australian men who have sex with men. Although their experiences were diverse, interpretative phenomenological analysis identified four prominent experiential themes. These themes included (1) Strangulation: A method of coercive control, (2) Blurry lines and shades of gray: The opacity of consent, (3) invisible men, silent victims: major long-term impacts, and (4) Controlling the narrative: Resilience and reclamation in the aftermath. Some of the findings are consistent with women's and heterosexual men's narratives of intimate partner violence and strangulation, highlighting common trends across culture, sexuality, gender, and relationship styles. However, there are also unique experiences of victimhood, health consequences, and sexual reclamation explored by these men. This study provides an Australian queer perspective on the growing phenomenon of non-consensual strangulation and presents information that should be given due consideration in future research, education, legal testimony, and policy development.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-30"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147616687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relational Sovereignty: The Palestinian Family as a Site of Decolonial Queering.","authors":"Izat El Amoor","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2654056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2654056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article provides the first examination focused exclusively on the family lives of queer Palestinians, moving beyond reductive Western media and pinkwashing portrayals that often spectacularize sporadic violence. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 53 queer Palestinians living in Palestine-Israel, this study utilizes a decolonial framework to analyze the family as a primary institution of relational sovereignty. The findings suggest that while initial familial responses to \"coming out\" are often shaped by pathologizing frameworks-such as \"disease\" or \"possession\"-these reactions are frequently defensive maneuvers against communal surveillance and settler-colonial scrutiny. The study identifies a dynamic process of \"relational repair,\" where families perform domestic labor to reinterpret gender and sexual norms, shifting from initial rejection toward affirmation. By centering these everyday negotiations, I argue that the Palestinian family is an adaptive site capable of enacting its own decolonial transformations. This transition disrupts Zionist pinkwashing narratives by positioning the family not as an irredeemable site of repression, but as a resilient foundation for queer survival and indigenous belonging. Ultimately, queer liberation is shown to be inextricably linked to the endurance and evolution of the family unit under the weight of apartheid.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147595607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Scoping Review Exploring LGBTQIA+ Student Perspectives on the Inclusivity and Effectiveness of School-Based Sexuality Education in Australia.","authors":"Ella Dingle, Joel R Anderson","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2644422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2644422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>School-based sexuality education plays a key role in shaping adolescent identity development and sexual health literacy. However, inconsistent implementation and limited attention to diversity in Australian curricula have led to non-inclusive experiences for LGBTQIA+ students. This scoping review synthesizes Australian evidence on LGBTQIA+ students' perspectives of the inclusivity and effectiveness of school-based sexuality education. Peer-reviewed articles, dissertations, and gray literature were identified through database and gray literature searches, with no temporal restrictions applied to the period under review. Included studies were published in English, conducted in Australia, and focused on LGBTQIA+ individuals' experiences of school-based sexuality education. Data were synthesized thematically across study designs. Twenty publications reporting on 16 unique datasets (<i>n</i> = 19,362 LGBTQIA+ participants) were identified, using quantitative (<i>k</i> = 1), qualitative (<i>k </i>= 5), and mixed-methods (<i>k</i> = 10) approaches. Studies consistently reported limited inclusive content and ineffectiveness for LGBTQIA+ students. Five themes emerged: curriculum content, perceived relevance, delivery context, student responses, and educational and psychosocial outcomes. Findings reveal systemic barriers to inclusive sexuality education and a need for more standardized, student-informed approaches. Limitations include methodological heterogeneity and inconsistent terminology, underscoring the need for more robust, standardized research. To improve outcomes for LGBTQIA+ students, sexuality education must be comprehensive, consistently implemented, and explicitly inclusive.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-53"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147582735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"They Say it's a Very Lonely Kind of Life\": Queer Loneliness in Andrew Haigh's <i>All of Us Strangers</i> (2023) and Francis Lee's <i>God's Own Country</i> (2017).","authors":"Daniel Dicks","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2650199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2650199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article considers the relationship between loneliness and queerness suggested by the quotation in its title, taken from Andrew Haigh's <i>All of Us Strangers</i> (2023). Throughout, I trace the causes and consequences of such a \"queer loneliness\" in both that film and Francis Lee's <i>God's Own Country</i> (2017). Despite the prevalence of loneliness in queer narratives, fictional and lived, queer loneliness has not received the critical attention paid to other negative queer emotions. To redress this oversight, I begin by considering the causes of queer loneliness and how the films' narratives complicate traditional explanations (the closet, rurality). Instead, I suggest, the films locate their characters' loneliness in perceived hostility from the world and an inability to connect with family and friends. I continue by considering the consequences of this loneliness in the films. I suggest the temporality of <i>All of Us Strangers</i> can be traced to Adam's loneliness, referencing queer temporality theory by Jack Halberstam and Eve Sedgwick. Finally, I follow Sara Ahmed's suggestion of queer loneliness as a generative emotion, re-appraising the depictions of loneliness in the films and arguing that, in the experiences of queer loneliness presented, loneliness allows new forms of connection to be made between characters.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147582800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer T Tran, Yashita Thota, José A Bauermeister
{"title":"\"A Conscious Decision\": Intersectional Identity Formation and Understanding of Asian/Asian American Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth.","authors":"Jennifer T Tran, Yashita Thota, José A Bauermeister","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2650691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2650691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual and gender diverse (SGD) Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) emerging adults must navigate the intersections of sexual, gender, and racial/ethnic identities while contending with cultural expectations and systemic marginalization. Yet little research has examined how AAPI SGD youth understand and relate to their intersectional identities. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 AAPI SGD emerging adults (ages 18-24) recruited nationally and analyzed transcripts using a two-phase approach that combined inductive thematic analysis with intersectionality-informed deductive analysis. Three interrelated themes emerged: Intersectional Identity Understanding and Cohesion, Identity Connection and Pride, and Influence of Social Systems. Participants described experiences of cultural erasure and the denial of SGD identities within AAPI communities, alongside invisibility in LGBTQ+ spaces, resulting in intersectional invisibility that constrained authentic self-expression. At the same time, youth reported selective cultural connections, nonlinear journeys toward SGD pride, and conscious efforts to integrate their identities. These findings highlight identity formation as a dynamic and effortful process shaped by both resilience and systemic oppression. Culturally responsive interventions and community supports are needed to counter cultural erasure, affirm political consciousness, and foster healthy integration of intersecting identities during this formative developmental period.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Like Going Through High School All Over Again\" - A Social Identity Perspective on Conflict, Exclusion, and Belonging in Online Communities of LGBTQ+ Adults.","authors":"Alex Penfold, Peta Callaghan, Anna Chur-Hansen","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2644426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2644426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Navigating the internet can be a multifaceted experience for LGBTQ+ individuals, with the potential to support or harm wellbeing. Online spaces offer access to supportive communities, which can provide a variety of benefits. However, online spaces can also expose LGBTQ+ internet users to anti-LGBTQ+ hate and harassment, in addition to exclusion and discrimination from LGBTQ+ communities themselves. However, the nuances of online dynamics and their effects on wellbeing remain underexplored, particularly through the lens of Social Identity Theory (SIT). The present study addresses the research gap through exploring the online experiences of LGBTQ+ adults, focusing on social interactions and group dynamics. Results from a qualitative survey of 136 participants identified complex inclusionary and exclusionary dynamics, strongly affecting participants' appraisal of their own identity, feelings toward LGBTQ+ others, and their sense of belonging both online and offline. While SIT offers considerable explanatory power for online experiences, the study identifies limitations in its overall applicability. The study's findings highlight the internet's dual role in nurturing and harming LGBTQ+ wellbeing and inclusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147487793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eberechukwu P Akadinma, Lauryn C Dunkwu, Farah Ahmad
{"title":"Health and Social Consequences of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Population in Nigeria: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Eberechukwu P Akadinma, Lauryn C Dunkwu, Farah Ahmad","doi":"10.1080/00918369.2026.2637844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2637844","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the enactment of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) in Nigeria, many studies have shown its deleterious effects on LGBTQ+ individuals in the country. This review synthesizes existing literature on the health and social consequences of the SSMPA. Guided by the Arksey and O'Malley framework and the PRISMA-ScR checklist, searches were conducted across 10 databases, yielding 720 records. Following independent screening by two reviewers and a consensus process, 15 studies were selected, with three additional studies identified through reference hand-searching. Eighteen studies, including one high-quality gray literature study, were included. Research in this area focused disproportionately on gay and bisexual men, and men who have sex with men, leaving significant gaps concerning the experiences of lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender persons in the country. An inductive thematic analysis revealed four themes: a) Pervasive stigma and discrimination; b) Multiple forms of violence; c) Lack of dignified access to care; d) Health disparities, particularly poor mental health, and maladaptive coping. Findings demonstrate the SSMPA has significant health and social consequences for LGBTQ+ Nigerians. Public health efforts aimed at mitigating health disparities must consider the impact of relevant legislation. Further, repealing the SSMPA must be paired with decolonizing and unlearning the normative beliefs about gender and sexuality.</p>","PeriodicalId":48221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Homosexuality","volume":" ","pages":"1-29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147487786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}