Desiring Thai Men

Asian Gay Media and Transforming Masculinities

Narupon Duangwises, Peter A. Jackson

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Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University
15 October 2025

Asian history; Gay studies (Gay men); Ethnic studies

Desiring Thai Men traces the transformative influence of vernacular Thai-language media on Thailand's gay communities from the 1980s through the 2010s. Narupon Duangwises and Peter A. Jackson analyze dramatic changes in the visual representation and languaging of masculine desire and sexual identity among Thai gay men that were reflected in Thai gay magazines and gendered practices in Bangkok's gay bars, fitness centers, and video chatrooms. Multiple masculine identities emerged in Thailand's communities of men who have sex with men from the intersecting influences of commercial gay media and gay venues. Distinctive class-based, contextualized, and flexible masculinities evolved among ethnically diverse Thai gay men in a capitalist setting of print and online media and expanding consumerist lifestyles.

Desiring Thai Men argues that evolving forms of masculinity among Thai men who pursue men offer insights for reexamining class dynamics in transnational queer and media studies and for the applicability of hegemonic masculinity beyond Western contexts.

By: Narupon Duangwises, Peter A. Jackson
Imprint: Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781501783630
ISBN 10: 1501783637
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 15 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Acting the Man in Gay Thailand 1. Thai Gay Language of Masculinity and Effeminacy 2. Thai Gay Magazines, Gay Bars, and Bar Boys 3. The Straight Male Nude and Thai Gay Masculinities 4. Fitness Culture, Masculinity, and Thailand's Gay Middle Class 5. The Alternative Masculinity of Working-Class Coyote Boy Dancers 6. Confirmations of Masculinity in Thai Gay Video Chat Rooms Conclusion: Capitalism, Class, and Thailand's Multiple Gay Masculinities

Narupon Duangwises is head of the research section at the Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. His research focuses on gender, sexuality, queer theory and cultural anthropology. Peter A. Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Thai History and Cultural Studies at the Australian National University. His research focuses on Buddhism, magical cults and gay, lesbian and transgender cultures in Asia.