Pure love and shadow desire: Navigating censorship, queer fantasy and ressentiment in Chinese Boys’ Love (BL) erotica
European Journal of Cultural Studies
Published online on February 23, 2026
Abstract
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Recent arrests of the Chinese female writers on the platform Haitang, for creating Boys’ Love (BL) erotica, have exposed a thriving, albeit underground, market for BL pornography. While commercialized and sanitized BL works, often termed ‘pure love纯爱’ ...
Recent arrests of the Chinese female writers on the platform Haitang, for creating Boys’ Love (BL) erotica, have exposed a thriving, albeit underground, market for BL pornography. While commercialized and sanitized BL works, often termed ‘pure love纯爱’ ...