Saturday, 17. March 2007, 01:37:23
Activism, Sexuality, Civil Society, China Watch
by Joel Martinsen
Danwei.org
March 14, 2007Phoenix TV will begin broadcasting a matchmaking program on its website beginning in April. The program, based in Beijing, will be aimed at homosexuals on the Chinese mainland, and will reportedly feature an openly gay host.
Here are two translations of news reports on the program, contributed to Danwei by Bartek Turczynski, the author of the Polish blog
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Wednesday, 14. March 2007, 23:49:50
Religion, Public Media, Sexuality
Schroth, Raymond A.
National Catholic Reporter
9/15/1995"Take off her clothes," says the priest.
The soldiers move in, and in a moment the beautiful woman stands naked, arms clasped over her breasts, before the Dominican monk behind the desk, as this lascivious inquisitor's gaze rakes over her exposed body.
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Friday, 9. March 2007, 00:23:33
Human Rights, Sexuality
EVELYNE MICOLLIER
China Perspectives n°60The state’s management of the epidemic both reflects and illuminates social contradictionsThe issues that have taken shape around the need to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids, and to manage the risks of an epidemic, throw light on the pressing contradictions within Chinese society. They offer a very pertinent approach for analysis of current changes in the field of sexuality and to understanding the variety of its discourses and practices. The theoretical perspective of this article will be informed by a constructivist approach, since such approaches have radically altered our understanding of sexuality by raising questions about the social and historical contexts that surround it. In China the history of sexually transmitted disease (STD) epidemics shows that the ways in which sexuality is managed have a greater impact than disease control measures or health education. Nonetheless, despite the political efforts on the part of official agencies, combined with the dominant pressures of family values and of “revitalised” cultural traits inherited from the past, individuals are subjected to the multiple influences associated with globalisation and China’s transformation into a consumer society. Recent studies have revealed marked shifts in the expression of sexuality. This article has three sections. The first gives an analytical overview of current scientific literature, and of the available data concerning sexual behaviour and its representation. The second deals with governmental action and pronouncements in relation to the dynamics of the Aids epidemic and the risks of sexual transmission. And finally, the third section provides a diachronic analysis of the state’s management of sexual issues[1].
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Wednesday, 7. March 2007, 23:19:16
Sexuality
By David Barboza
The International Herald Tribune
March 3, 2007SHANGHAI: WHEN Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue hit the newsstands last week in China for the first time, with the sexy singer Beyoncé on the cover, the competition was fierce.
Readers here had already seen the February issue of For Him Magazine, which features a Chinese singer named A Duo on its cover wearing a white V-neck leotard that reveals every other inch of her rather substantial figure.
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Monday, 12. February 2007, 07:45:36
Human Rights, Sexuality
EVELYNE MICOLLIER
China Perspectives n°60
july - august 2005The state’s management of the epidemic both reflects and illuminates social contradictionsThe issues that have taken shape around the need to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids, and to manage the risks of an epidemic, throw light on the pressing contradictions within Chinese society. They offer a very pertinent approach for analysis of current changes in the field of sexuality and to understanding the variety of its discourses and practices. The theoretical perspective of this article will be informed by a constructivist approach, since such approaches have radically altered our understanding of sexuality by raising questions about the social and historical contexts that surround it. In China the history of sexually transmitted disease (STD) epidemics shows that the ways in which sexuality is managed have a greater impact than disease control measures or health education. Nonetheless, despite the political efforts on the part of official agencies, combined with the dominant pressures of family values and of “revitalised” cultural traits inherited from the past, individuals are subjected to the multiple influences associated with globalisation and China’s transformation into a consumer society. Recent studies have revealed marked shifts in the expression of sexuality. This article has three sections. The first gives an analytical overview of current scientific literature, and of the available data concerning sexual behaviour and its representation. The second deals with governmental action and pronouncements in relation to the dynamics of the Aids epidemic and the risks of sexual transmission. And finally, the third section provides a diachronic analysis of the state’s management of sexual issues.
In China the history of sexually transmitted disease (STD) epidemics shows that the ways in which sexuality is managed have a greater impact than disease control measures or health education.
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Friday, 9. February 2007, 11:37:59
ABSURDIST, Human Rights, Sexuality
By Eugenia Chien
AlterNet
Pacific News Service
November 12, 2005Eugenia Chien writes for New California Media, an association of over 700 print, broadcast and online ethnic media organizations founded by Pacific News Service and members of ethnic media.Lost Sparrow, Sister Lotus and other Chinese women are changing the rules between the sexes -- and prompting government censorship -- as they post intimate details of their lives online.
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Friday, 9. February 2007, 11:11:56
ABSURDIST, Human Rights, Sexuality
By Hannah Beech
Time Magazine
Jan. 15, 2006Li Li has lost exact count of how many men she has bedded, but she knows the number is far above 100. "I don't keep statistics," says the former journalist, 27. But she isn't averse to kissing and telling. For the past couple of years, Li has kept a blogwritten under the pen name Muzi Mei that has chronicled everything from her penchant for orgies and Internet dating to her skepticism toward marriage when it means staying faithful to one man.
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