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Added on: 06/30/2020

China’s LGBT couples ‘wed’ online as gay marriage push stalls

06/29/2020

Engaged for over three years, Guo and Zhu are fed up waiting for Chinese lawmakers to approve same-sex marriage — instead, they have turned online to gain…

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Added on: 06/23/2020

China punishes live-stream apps for ‘vulgar’ content

06/23/2020

China has punished 10 live-streaming platforms for “chaotic” content including revealing clothing on female stars and “vulgar hot dances”, the cyberspace watchdog said Tuesday. The sites including…

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Added on: 06/15/2020

Pride events kick off in Shanghai with city run

06/14/2020

More than 100 people took part in the Shanghai’s eighth annual Pride Run on Sunday, one of a series of events over nine days in China’s financial…

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Added on: 06/03/2020

Chinese dancer’s wedding photos revive same-sex marriage debate

06/02/2020

A dancer has reignited a debate about same-sex marriage after posting pictures of her wedding ceremony online in a rare move for a public figure in China….

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Added on: 05/31/2020

Teacher reveals high price of coming out as gay in China

05/30/2020

When he came out as gay, teacher Cui Le made local news headlines and was subject to censorship and surveillance by his university in southern China. It…

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Added on: 05/29/2020

China’s same-sex couples heartened by property protection rights in new civil code

05/28/2020

It was an ambush, said He Meili, a 51-year-old lesbian woman, describing how she met with her dead partner’s step-parents at a police station where they demanded…

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Added on: 05/25/2020

China’s LGBT activists step up push for gay marriage after official rejects change

05/24/2020

China’s LGBT activists have stepped up their campaign to have same-sex unions legalised after a parliamentary official said the country “insisted on heterosexual marriage” only and dismissed…

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Added on: 05/18/2020

‘Safe But Not Safe’: Life As a Gay Man Between China and New Zealand

05/17/2020

Arriving in New Zealand to start my doctorate in 2017, I immediately sensed it was a more welcoming environment for LGBT people than my home country. On…

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Added on: 04/24/2020

Lesbian Couple’s Custody Case Takes China Into Uncharted Legal Waters

04/23/2020

A Chinese lesbian couple’s landmark court battle over the custody of their two children has stirred debate over LGBT rights and put a spotlight on a legal…

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Added on: 03/18/2020

Transgender pastor defies court to conduct same-sex marriages in Hong Kong

03/17/2020

A transgender pastor has vowed to officiate same-sex marriages in Hong Kong despite a legal challenge failing to provide assurances that he will not face arrest. Marrz…

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Added on: 03/08/2020

China tech firm to sell gay dating app Grindr for $608 million

03/07/2020

One of China’s biggest mobile gaming companies is selling popular gay dating app Grindr for $608 million after pressure from US authorities concerned over the potential misuse…

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Added on: 03/05/2020

How a Dating App Helped a Generation of Chinese Come Out of the Closet

03/04/2020

Like many gay Chinese growing up at the turn of the millennium, Duan Shuai began his long, deliberate process of coming out online. After school, he would…

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Added on: 02/29/2020

Four years, two continents: a gay Chinese couple’s journey for a surrogate son

02/28/2020

Before Qiguang Li could pass through customs and step on to US soil for the first time, he faced a three-hour detention where he learned that he…

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Added on: 02/21/2020

China HIV patients risk running out of AIDS drugs in days – UNAIDS

01/20/2020

HIV patients in China risk running out of life-saving AIDS drugs because quarantines and lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus disease outbreak mean they cannot replenish vital…

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Added on: 02/21/2020

With ‘pink yuan’ ads, China wakes up to the world’s biggest gay economy

02/20/2020

The growing popularity of online gay-friendly adverts in China shows business is waking up to the ‘pink yuan’ and more liberal attitudes among young people but the…

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Added on: 02/19/2020

Amid the Epidemic, a Quiet Leap Forward for China’s LGBT Community

02/18/2020

The days leading up to the Lunar New Year was a tense time for people across China amid the worsening COVID-19 epidemic. But Jiang Junjie had even…

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Added on: 01/17/2020

The Empty Consumerism of China’s ‘Queer Eye’ Clone

01/16/2020

The core concept of Mango TV’s “You Are So Beautiful,” which premiered on the popular streaming network late last year, is simple. Each week, five fabulous experts…

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Added on: 01/13/2020

Alibaba praised by China’s gay community for ad recognizing same-sex couples

01/08/2020

Online gay communities in China are lauding e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for releasing a subtle ad that appears to feature a gay couple returning home…

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Added on: 01/07/2020

Why is China raising the prospect of same-sex marriage?

01/06/2020

China has taken a step forward to allow same-sex marriage, a move that could undo years of discrimination, delight rights activists and give new rights to the…

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Added on: 01/06/2020

Why China’s Gay Academics Feel They Must Stand Out or Stay Hidden

01/05/2020

Since 2018, I’ve interviewed 40 gay men who either currently teach or have previously taught at Chinese colleges and universities. My aim was to discover what challenges…

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Added on: 12/27/2019

How gender norms affect anti-LBGT prejudice around the world

12/27/2019

A study conducted in 20 countries across the globe has shown that prejudice and discrimination against the LGBT community remains deep-rooted. In order to determine the ways…

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Added on: 12/26/2019

China: Supporters, Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage Clash in Online Polls

12/23/2019

As China’s top legislative body begins reviewing potential changes to the country’s civil code this week, supporters and opponents of legalized same-sex marriage have taken to online…

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Added on: 12/22/2019

Human rights are rarely debated openly in China. Xiao Ma’s case is a fascinating exception

12/21/2019

It is rare to see human rights debated openly in China but the case of Xiao Ma has proven to be a fascinating exception. Not only was…

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Added on: 12/20/2019

Chinese censors, audiences unfazed by ‘Rise of Skywalker’ gay kiss

12/19/2019

The first gay kiss of the “Star Wars” film franchise has surprisingly survived China’s censors and made it to the big screens across the country. Audiences were…

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Added on: 12/10/2019

Trans woman puts Chinese law to the test in landmark case

12/09/2019

Earlier this year, shortly after completing gender-reassignment surgery, a Chinese transgender woman surnamed Yang was fired from her job, an all-too-common fate for members of the country’s…

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Added on: 12/08/2019

TikTok admits it censored LGBT users in ‘wrong’ attempt to tackle online bullying

12/04/2019

Documents obtained by the German site netzpolitik.org from an anonymous source at the Chinese-owned company showed that accounts and posts from LGBT+ people, body positive advocates and…

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Added on: 11/30/2019

LGBT activists in China seek to change marriage civil code

11/28/2019

It was only after her partner’s death that He Meili realized the full meaning of marriage. As a lesbian couple in China, He and Li Qin kept…

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Added on: 11/27/2019

Converting the Converters: Advocates in China Make the Case for LGBT-Affirming Mental Health Care

11/18/2019

In an office tower in the western city of Xi’an, a lesbian woman in her 30s, who I’ll call “Xiu Ying,” sat in a conference room surrounded…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

China’s Longest-Surviving — And Very Illegal — LGBT Magazine

10/28/2019

Beijing-based GS began as a listings and lifestyle magazine geared toward the gay community before evolving into a respected outlet for commentary and longform journalism, dedicated to…

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Added on: 10/27/2019

For a conservative city, Beijing has a remarkable gay nightlife

10/24/2019

By day edmund yang is an accountant at a multinational firm. At night he can sometimes be found quietly sipping a cocktail at Destination, his club-cum-cultural centre….