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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 3d

My further thoughts about the film ‘Pillion’ in response to some of the recent discussions. Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing the short piece.

Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 3d

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] @queercomrades.bsky.social reflects on how 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 (dir. Harry Lighton) extends the themes of Adam Mars-Jones’s 𝐵𝑜𝑥 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙 while engaging with current debates about BDSM representation and queer storytelling.

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/12/04/r...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 3d

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] @queercomrades.bsky.social reflects on how 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 (dir. Harry Lighton) extends the themes of Adam Mars-Jones’s 𝐵𝑜𝑥 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙 while engaging with current debates about BDSM representation and queer storytelling.

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/12/04/r...
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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 4d

Read my review of the film here chajournal.blog/2025/10/20/p...

[EXCLUSIVE] “Riding Together: 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 and the Radical History of Queer Cinema” by Hongwei Bao

Editor’s note: We are delighted to present Hongwei Bao’s essayistic film review, which blends cultural history, theory, and critique through the lens of Pillion (dir. Harry Lighton, 2025). Th…

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 4d

It was my great pleasure to introduce the film ‘Pillion’ at @broadwaycinema.bsky.social Nottingham. Thank all the audience for coming. The film will be on until this weekend so please don’t miss the film if you want to see it.

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 6d

Hi everyone. I will be performing poetry at The Common Press bookshop @thecommonpress in London on the evening of 16 December. Everyone is welcome!
www.commonpress.co.uk/event-detail...

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16d

My great pleasure to join the board of @newearththeatre.bsky.social, the UK’s leading East and Southeast Asian theatre. www.newearththeatre.org.uk/mission

Mission — New Earth Theatre

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 22d

You can order your own copy of the journal from their online store www.newnottinghamjournal.com/shop

Shop — New Nottingham Journal

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled to share my work at the launch event of New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library. Congratulations to the team for the brilliant work and thanks to the audience for the support!

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of One Girl Infinite. The film is part of the @queereast.bsky.social programme touring nationally in the UK.

Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23d

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖— @queercomrades.bsky.social on 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 不可能女孩 (2025), directed by Lilly Hu (also known in Mandarin as Jiaying Hu): "There seem to be endless energies and high hopes for a life shared by two young women."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 23d

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖— @queercomrades.bsky.social on 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 不可能女孩 (2025), directed by Lilly Hu (also known in Mandarin as Jiaying Hu): "There seem to be endless energies and high hopes for a life shared by two young women."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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Open Gender Journal @opengender.bsky.social · 24d

Hongwei Bao's (@queercomrades.bsky.social) poem chronicles trace the evolution of a queer relationship over time. Alternating between “I,” “you,” “we,” and “us,” he explores the role of cultural and personal differences in conveying queer intimacy.

👉 DOI: doi.org/10.17169/ogj.2025.303

membran(I)nes - Technologien, Theorien und Ästhetiken von Un/Durchlässigkeit - Herausgeber*innen: Muriel González-Athenas, Susanne Huber, Katrin Köppert, Friederike Nastold

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 25d

Read my short story ‘Zizzi’ here variantlit.com/zizzi/

Zizzi

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 25d

It’s my great honour to have my short story ‘Zizzi’ nominated for Monarch Queer Literary Awards. Thank @valeriefrankel.bsky.social for the support!

Variant Literature @variantlit.bsky.social · 26d

Very excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards!

Variant Lit Monarch Queer Literary Awards 2026 nominees: Parker Logan, Oliver Brooks, Michael Agunbiade, Hongwei Bao, Shauna Friesen, Isaiah Gardner, Kit Evans

Variant Literature @variantlit.bsky.social · 26d

Very excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards!

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 26d

Read my poems here opengenderjournal.de/article/view...

Chronik einer kulturübergreifenden queeren Beziehung | Open Gender Journal

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 26d

Pleased to be part of this special issue of Open Gender Journal. It's bilingual (German and English) and open access. Please check out the wonderful articles (and my poetry). opengenderjournal.de/issue/view/s...

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 27d

Here is an entire day of literature at Nottingham Central Library on 29 November to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nottingham City of Literature. All events are free and every is welcome! nottinghamcityofliterature.com/projects/voi...

Voices from the City - 10 year celebration event - Nottingham City of Literature

University of Nottingham and Nottingham City of Literature celebrate 10 years of the cities stories. Free activities, workshops and a poetry showcase 29 November at Nottingham Central Library.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 27d

Looking forward to the launch of the New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library this Friday evening (14 November). I will be reading my work at the event.
www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/new-nottingh...

New Nottingham Journal Launch | Nottingham City Libraries

Join us for the launch of the New Nottingham Journal, our city's very own anthology for literature, at Nottingham Central Library.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 28

It's my great pleasure to introduce the queer Asian American film '1 Girl Infinite' at @broadwaycinema Nottingham as part of this year's @queereast Festival. All welcome! Book tickets from the Broadway website. www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/que...

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 28

My great pleasure to discuss with @michelekiricha1.bsky.social about my new book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepub) for @geeksout.bsky.social .

Geeks OUT @geeksout.bsky.social · Oct 24

Hongwei Bao is a Nottingham-based queer Chinese writer, translator and academic. His work explores queer desire, Asian identity, diasporic positionality and transcultural intimacy.

@Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Hongwei buff.ly/74bV5cZ

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 24

Thanks to @geeksout.bsky.social for this wonderful interview about my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepublications). www.geeksout.org/2025/10/24/i...

Geeks OUT @geeksout.bsky.social · Oct 24

Hongwei Bao is a Nottingham-based queer Chinese writer, translator and academic. His work explores queer desire, Asian identity, diasporic positionality and transcultural intimacy.

@Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Hongwei buff.ly/74bV5cZ

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 23

Thanks to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social and Nottingham Poetry Society for hosting last night’s event where I read from my new poetry collection ‘Self-Portrait as a Banana’.

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 20

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 20

Thanks to @myetcetera.bsky.social and @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of the film ‘Pillion’. The film is currently showing at London Film Festival and will be touring in UK cinemas this November.

Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · Oct 20

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] We are delighted to present @queercomrades.bsky.social’s essayistic film review, which blends cultural history, theory, and critique through the lens of 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 (dir. Harry Lighton, 2025).

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/20/p...
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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · Oct 20

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] We are delighted to present @queercomrades.bsky.social’s essayistic film review, which blends cultural history, theory, and critique through the lens of 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 (dir. Harry Lighton, 2025).

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/20/p...
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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 17

Registration link here: fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/poetr...

Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · Oct 17

I'm delighted to be supporting Robert Hamberger, a poet whose works I admire, at Five Leaves Bookshop for a queer poetry night next Wednesday evening the 22nd. I will be reading from my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers). All welcome!