Tags, Titles, and Danmu: How Bilibili Organizes the Visibility of Nanniang and Cross-Dressing Content

August 10, 202611 min read GenderLibs Editorial Team Gender Culture Technology and Society Gender Platform ObservatoryBilibiliCDCross-DressingNanliangNanniangPlatform VisibilityTSXiao Nanliang

A platform observatory report on public Bilibili pages from 2024–2026, examining how nanniang, cross-dressing, Nanliang, Xiao Nanliang, CD, TS, and MTF move across titles, tags, series, bios, danmu, and search entry points.

From Nanliang to Xiao Nanliang: How a Homophonic Place Name Became a Platform Label

August 7, 202610 min read GenderLibs Editorial Team Gender Culture Internet History Gender Terminology ResearchBilibiliCross-DressingInternet LanguageNanliangNanniangXiao Nanliang

A case study of Nanliang and Xiao Nanliang across Bilibili, AcFun, TapTap, Chinese web fiction, and technical communities, tracing how homophony, nicknaming, series branding, creator self-description, and platform discovery produced a new layer of Chinese community language.