When the topic of love is brought up in prison, most likely everyone thinks of a romantic relationship between a man and a woman who have been separated, or a romantic relationship between a mother and her child. And when the topic of family is brought up, people will only imagine a heterosexual family. But the truth can always be something else. Women can also fall in love with each other in prison, or men who are imprisoned can fall in love with each other.

For a long time, the literature used in prisons has been influenced by political and ideological prisoners and has spread outside of prison. Any same-sex relationship among female prisoners is referred to as “playing” and among male prisoners, terms like “queer, fag, or boy” are used.

This labeling stems from a heteronormative mindset that believes any sexual relationship between two men will damage their “manliness” and any relationship between women will be nothing but a “game”. This is because a heteronormative mindset