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從台灣歌唱選秀節目崛起的歌手張芸京，以往以中性打扮和低沈的嗓音出名，專輯也曾收錄過隱喻女女戀情的曲目，今日在訪問中傳出信仰基督教使得她願意「選擇男人」，並認為結婚是必要的，在社群網站上震驚同志社群。
這則新聞必須去探討的，不是張的「改變性向」，性向本應該是流動的，而是張認為自己變為女性化和喜歡男人，是一種「進步」的表現。台灣的娛樂圈以較為接納女藝人的中性打扮出名，但這些藝人卻始終無法「正式出櫃」，一直以一種曖昧的姿態來討好主流社群和同志社群。張的這則新聞只是更突顯了，台灣表象中對同志社群的開放，實質上仍欠缺任何同志的基本權益，和在公眾前討論異性戀婚姻價值外的多元性別空間。
Jing Chang, a singer emerged from a Taiwanese singing competition show, was known for her androgynous appearance and lower voice. In one of her early albums, her song also implicitly addressed lesbian relationship. In an interview today, Chang mentioned how converting into Christianity has made her want to choose a man as her life partner, and recognize that marriage is necessary in the future. This news has circulated on social media and shocked many people in the Taiwanese LGBTQ communities.
What we need to discuss in this news, is not about how Chang “changed her sexuality”–sexuality is always fluid and social. Instead, we need to examine critically how Chang thinks that her new found femininity and sexuality is a sign of “progress.” Taiwan’s entertainment industry is known for its acceptance of female celebrities with more androgynous appearances. However, none of these celebrities were actually able to “come out.” They usually employ a kind of ambiguous discourse to please both the mainstream and LGBTQ audiences. Chang’s news only highlights how the “openness” of Taiwanese LGBTQ culture is only in the appearance. In reality, the LGBTQ communities lack any basic rights, and the ability to discuss diverse sexualities outside of the heterosexual marriage-oriented values.
Photo credit: Chinatimes.com
Original news: https://tw.news.yahoo.com/張芸京信主轉性-現在喜歡男人-215048994.html
Wen Liu is a doctoral candidate in social psychology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She is also a freelance writer on sexuality and politics in the US and Asia.