After China officially decriminalized same-sex behavior in 1997, both the visibility and public acceptance of itongzhii, an inclusive identity term that refers to nonheterosexual and gender nonconforming identities in the People's Republic of China, has improved. However, for all the positive change, there are few opportunities for political and civil rights advocacy under Xi Jinping's authoritarian rule. piWords like Wateri explores the nonconfrontational strategies the itongzhii movement uses in contemporary China. Caterina Fugazzola analyzes itongzhii organizers' conceptualizations of, and approaches to, social change, explaining how they avoid the backlash that meets Western tactics, such as protests, confrontation, and language about individual freedoms. In contrast, the groups' intentional use of community and family-oriented narratives, discourses, and understandings of sexual identity are more effective, especially in situations where direct political engagement is not possible