This section covers the cultural development, language evolution, and identity construction processes of gender-diverse communities. It analyzes gender diversity topics, trending discussions, and public opinion changes on social media.
A research encyclopedia entry traces how Japanese 男の娘 (otokonoko) moved through publishing, cosplay, physical venues, creator self-description, and platform tags from a media-character category into several forms of real-person labeling.
A research encyclopedia entry tracing six converging sources of contemporary Chinese nanniang culture: Japanese character publishing, cross-dressing and cosplay practice, Chinese ACG translation, mass-media circulation, platform interaction, and English-language femboy recirculation.
“扶她” (Japanese: ふたなり, romaji: Futanari, literally “dual form”) is a type of character in Japanese ACG (animation, comics, and games) culture. Such fictional characters appear visually female but also have male genitalia. As an artistic form of expression, it originally drew from historical Japanese depictions of...
“男娘” (English: “Femboy”, Japanese: “男の娘” [otoko no ko]) refers to individuals whose biological sex is male but who adopt a feminine appearance, clothing style, or behavioral manner for self-expression. As a form of gender expression, “男娘” differs both from the performance-oriented nature of drag queens, and from...