Feminism Psychology Young feminists'doing recognition reflexivity &(r)evolution Feminism Psychology ll.Young activists, 2015.Vol.25(0)11-17 ©The Author(s)2014 Reprints and permissions: new movements: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav D○1：10.1177/0959353514563091 Contemporary Chinese fap.sagepub.com queer feminism and SAGE transnational genealogies Wen Liu City University of New York,USA Ana Huang Duke University,USA Jingchao Ma Villanova University,USA Keywords Transnationalism,Chinese feminism,lesbian feminism,queer theory,diaspora In 2012,in response to victim-blaming statements by the Shanghai Subway System online,two young feminists appeared in Shanghai's subway,wearing headscarves, short skirts,and metal bras,carrying signs saying"I can be flirtatious,you can't harass,"as a resistance to social control of women's bodies (Phillips,2012).This small performance inspired a storm of national media coverage and public discus- sion,giving unprecedented public visibility to the issues of women's sexual expres- sion and sexual assault.Being part of a broader milieu of young Chinese feminists protesting through various forms of public performance arts in the past two years, the Shanghai Subway protesters,in particular,were queer feminist activists with years of involvement in lesbian communities. As young,diasporic feminist activist-scholars involved in queer feminist move- ments across China,Taiwan,and New York City,we reflect on the emergent "new"queer feminism in China today,with its amorphous cohesion and dramatic impact,as highlighted by the subway protest.Drawing on transnational feminism, we are part of this latest "new"response to growing global inequalities and Corresponding author: Wen Liu,City University of New York(CUNY).New York,NY,USA. Email:wliu2@gc.cuny.edu Downloaded from fap.sagepub.com by guest on November 4.2016Feminism & Psychology 2015, Vol. 25(1) 11–17 ! The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0959353514563091 fap.sagepub.com eminism & sychology F P ‘Young feminists’ doing recognition & reflexivity & (r)evolution II. Young activists, new movements: Contemporary Chinese queer feminism and transnational genealogies Wen Liu City University of New York, USA Ana Huang Duke University, USA Jingchao Ma Villanova University, USA Keywords Transnationalism, Chinese feminism, lesbian feminism, queer theory, diaspora In 2012, in response to victim-blaming statements by the Shanghai Subway System online, two young feminists appeared in Shanghai’s subway, wearing headscarves, short skirts, and metal bras, carrying signs saying ‘‘I can be flirtatious, you can’t harass,’’ as a resistance to social control of women’s bodies (Phillips, 2012). This small performance inspired a storm of national media coverage and public discus￾sion, giving unprecedented public visibility to the issues of women’s sexual expres￾sion and sexual assault. Being part of a broader milieu of young Chinese feminists protesting through various forms of public performance arts in the past two years, the Shanghai Subway protesters, in particular, were queer feminist activists with years of involvement in lesbian communities. As young, diasporic feminist activist–scholars involved in queer feminist move￾ments across China, Taiwan, and New York City, we reflect on the emergent ‘‘new’’ queer feminism in China today, with its amorphous cohesion and dramatic impact, as highlighted by the subway protest. Drawing on transnational feminism, we are part of this latest ‘‘new’’ response to growing global inequalities and Corresponding author: Wen Liu, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA. Email: wliu2@gc.cuny.edu Downloaded from fap.sagepub.com by guest on November 4, 2016