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'The glowing fireflies': Invisible activism under China's queer necropolitics.
Ausma Bernot1, Fan Yang2, Sara E Davies1
1Griffith University, Australia.
Convergence (London, England)
|June 30, 2025
Summary
China's state queer necropolitics suppresses gender and sexual diversity, leading to "invisible activism." This activism, characterized by communal care, offers a sustainable form of resistance against hegemonic governance.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Gender Studies
- Political Science
Background:
- Escalating repression of gender and sexual diversity in China.
- Introduction of the concept 'queer necropolitics' to describe state control over queer lives.
- Queer communities face non-existent official recognition due to reinforced traditional gender norms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To understand how state queer necropolitics shapes queer organizing in China.
- To examine the interplay of legal invisibility and politicized visibility on queer communities.
- To analyze invisible activism as a form of resistance.
Main Methods:
- Conducted 26 semi-structured interviews with LGBTIQ+ individuals and activists.
- Data collected from 12 provinces in China between 2021 and 2022.
- Qualitative analysis of interview data to understand lived experiences and organizing strategies.
Main Results:
- Queer communities in China operate under hegemonic governance and suppression.
- State queer necropolitics has fostered the emergence of 'invisible activism'.
- Invisible activism, comprising everyday acts of communal care, functions as a sustainable resistance.
Conclusions:
- Queer necropolitics in China results in legal invisibility and politicized visibility, leading to suppression.
- Invisible activism, likened to 'glowing fireflies,' is a key form of resistance for queer communities.
- This study expands understandings of queer activism, highlighting its diversity and complexity.
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