ABSTRACT
This chapter is about a research project on Brother Communities in Mainland China. “Brother” here refers to trans men, female-assigned non-binary people, and gender non-conforming women. The research, based on a survey that collected 241 responses from across Mainland China, aims to fill a gap of baseline data about this most under-resourced, loosely organized and socially marginalized sub-group of gender minorities. Other researchers are expected to carry out further inquiries based on this chapter, community leaders and rights advocates are welcome to use this chapter to inform their work, and readers in general are encouraged to learn about the ways in which “brother” communities are discriminated and marginalized in everyday Mainland China spaces and places.
