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The Geopolitics of Queer Archives: Contested Chineseness and Queer Sinophone Affiliations between Hong Kong and Taiwan

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The Geopolitics of Queer Archives: Contested Chineseness and Queer Sinophone Affiliations between Hong Kong and Taiwan. / Liu, Wen; Li, Eva Cheuk-Yin.
In: Sexualities, Vol. 28, No. 3, 30.03.2025, p. 1118-1138.

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Liu, W & Li, EC-Y 2025, 'The Geopolitics of Queer Archives: Contested Chineseness and Queer Sinophone Affiliations between Hong Kong and Taiwan', Sexualities, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1118-1138. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607241237695

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Liu, W., & Li, E. C.-Y. (2025). The Geopolitics of Queer Archives: Contested Chineseness and Queer Sinophone Affiliations between Hong Kong and Taiwan. Sexualities, 28(3), 1118-1138. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607241237695

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Liu W, Li ECY. The Geopolitics of Queer Archives: Contested Chineseness and Queer Sinophone Affiliations between Hong Kong and Taiwan. Sexualities. 2025 Mar 30;28(3):1118-1138. Epub 2024 Mar 5. doi: 10.1177/13634607241237695

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Liu, Wen ; Li, Eva Cheuk-Yin. / The Geopolitics of Queer Archives : Contested Chineseness and Queer Sinophone Affiliations between Hong Kong and Taiwan. In: Sexualities. 2025 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 1118-1138.

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