The new issue of the OTW’s fandom studies journal is out! Look into it and read one of the many interesting texts. I started out with this paper on Censorship and Chinese slash fans. It presents an image of Chinese
Queer fandom and queer movements in China
Fandom as a subculture is usually have a close relationship with queer subcultures. We can see this relationship in Chinese fandoms, too. Reading (the main character in a television adaptation) as a gay man, thus, could result in either criticism