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Comrades
SYNOPSIS
“Comrades” used to be the unisex, equalizing form of address in Communist China. But in a delightful linguistic subversion, it’s now used to refer to gay men and lesbians. Struggling against five thousand years of Confucian tradition and a government that views any type of organizing with suspicion, the new type of comrades are finding novel ways to fit into the fabric of modern Chinese life without hiding who they really are .
“Comrades” used to be the unisex, equalizing form of address in Communist China. But in a delightful linguistic subversion, it’s now used to refer to gay men and lesbians. Struggling against five thousand years of Confucian tradition and a government that views any type of organizing with suspicion, the new type of comrades are finding novel ways to fit into the fabric of modern Chinese life without hiding who they really are .
SCREENINGS
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