We get a history lesson as we read Qiu Miaojin's Notes of a Crocodile, a satire of Taiwan in the late 80s.

Correction: Becca refers to Qiu Miaojin as Miaojin instead of her surname Qiu. Apologies for the mistake.

Sources:

https://longreads.com/2018/06/07/a-crocodile-in-paris-the-queer-classics-of-qiu-miaojin/

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/consider-the-crocodile-qiu-miaojins-lesbian-bestiary/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/books/review/notes-of-a-crocodile-qiu-miaojin.html