Abstract
TB/TBG role-play is common among lesbian couples in Hong Kong. Lesbians in Hong Kong adopted the term “TB,” which is an abbreviation for “tomboy,” to signify masculine lesbians. Conventionally, “TB” is the one who plays a masculine role and “TBG,” which is an abbreviation for “tomboy’s girl,” plays a feminine role. A “tomboy’s girl” means a tomboy’s girlfriend.
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Lai, F. (2007). Lesbian Masculinities: Identity and Body Construction among Tomboys in Hong Kong. In: Wieringa, S.E., Blackwood, E., Bhaiya, A. (eds) Women’s Sexualities and Masculinities in a Globalizing Asia. Comparative Feminist Studies Series. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230604124_9
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