* A sociolinguistic case study of five Chinese queer people living in Ireland. * An interdisciplinary study at the intersection of sociolinguistics, queer linguistics and cultural adaptation. The special social status and double marginalisation of the Chinese queer community. * The impact of English language learning on the queer identity of the community. * Qualitative study that employed semi-structured interviews to collect textual data and used Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) to assist with coding, thereby conducting an inductive approach and thematic analysis. * English is a tool for this particular group to explore the unknown, refine their identity and communicate with others, and that using English empowers their identity and accelerates their adaptation and integration into Irish society. * The motivations, challenges, goals and strategies of Chinese queer English learners are affected by a series of internal and external factors, forming a unique second language acquisition (SLA) model.