Diary of a Chinese Lesbian

Since the moment I came out of denial, I've been hoarding all information relating to Chinese lesbians. And since then, many people have found my resources useful, so below are the websites that have kept me relatively sane for the past 3 years.

Please note that some sites are in Chinese so if you need some help reading them, download and install the Chinese Popup Translator for Firefox called Chinese Pera-Kun here . It's been helping me absorb Chinese characters like someone who's actually serious about learning Chinese! *amazing*

If I Could Love you/Les经典文学 [Chinese]
This website has become my recent favorite and I visit it just about every day. It is an active collection of lesbian short stories written by their users. Even if you were a fluent reader, tt'll take many months to read through their archives. However, I must warn you that since homosexuality is still widely unaccepted in China, some of these stories are extremely depressing (e.g., Loving You Was My Mistake; Your Love, My Misery; Impossible Love). On the bright side, you can add your own (perhaps non-depressing) lesbian stories. This site also claims to be the largest Chinese Lala (slang for Lesbian) social networking site, although I haven't figured out how to access it yet (let me know if you find out how!). Another bonus is that the entire website is free. Hooray for generous lesbians!

Queer Asian Women Forum [English]
This is the newest and only (to my knowledge) forum catering to the Queer Asian Women community that is hosted in Toronto. Since it's brand spanking new, please register, spread the word, post, and be heard! I'll be posting with my alias Luxi.

Sayoni Website and Forum [English & Chinese]
Sayoni was the first lesbian forum I stumbled upon. Although most of the threads are no longer active, I still poured hours into reading about other people's experiences growing up and how they're dealing with their families. The sister website is much more active and has great articles.

Qiao Qiao's Blog/乔乔的博客 [Chinese]
If you haven't heard about Qiao Qiao [乔乔], then read this www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1749&viewarticle=1 . When I heard about it, I almost jumped up and screamed (a big feat for a Chinese girl who's not supposed to show any emotions). She's the first out lesbian artist in China and she made her coming out statement by releasing a single called Love Doesn't Discriminate http://youtube.com/watch?v=0coMna8muZ0! Unfortunately, her blog is in Chinese, but Qiao Qiao and her girlfriend are both really hot so at least check out her photo album down on the left column.

Desiree Lim [English & Japanese]
You might have seen some of her films in Lesbian and Gay Film Festivals. Her movie Floored by Love is one of my favourite, it's funny and Malaysian, what more can you ask for? She first made it big with her made-for-tv feature called Sugar Sweet, a female Japanese porn director trying to make it big in the industry. Since then, she has made numerous shorts and documentaries, so be sure to look out for her name the next time you're planning a Queer movie night.

Fridae [English & Chinese]
My source for all news Gay and Asian. It also has a great City Guide section that lists Lesbian hot spots around the world. The main purpose for many visitors is actually it's online user profiles, however, a monthly fee is required.