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, by Reuters
BEIJING: Limiting marriage to between a man and a woman will remain China’s legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following neighbouring Taiwan in allowing same-sex marriage, despite pressure from activists.
Taiwan’s parliament passed a bill in May that endorsed (...)
, by LOTTO PERSIO Sofia
Mr Gay World 2018 winner Jordan Bruno (Mr Gay World/Facebook)
Mr Gay World 2019 will no longer take place in Hong Kong as previously announced, the event’s organising committee announced on Sunday. The annual competition was scheduled to take place between April 28 and May 4 in Hong Kong, as (...)
, by BEECH Hannah
A country that once courted Chinese investment now fears becoming overly indebted for big projects that are neither viable nor necessary — except to China.
In the world’s most vital maritime chokepoint, through which much of Asian trade passes, a Chinese power company is investing in a deepwater port large enough to host an aircraft carrier. Another state-owned Chinese company is revamping a harbor along the fiercely contested South China Sea.
Nearby, a rail network (...)
, by Asia Dialogue
During the release tour of his new book Queer Comrades, University of Nottingham academic Hongwei Bao was on the receiving end of one very consistent line of questioning. An obsession almost, of wondering whether the nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement in China could blame the Maoist regime of its (...)
, by DUFFY Nick
Chinese social media giant Weibo backs down on ‘gay’ content ban after mass protest
Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, has backed down from a plan to ban ‘gay’ content after a protest was seen by millions of users.
The microblogging platform announced new censorship rules to tackle content (...)
, by Deutsche Welle
Sina Weibo, China’s popular microblogging platform, has announced it is banning content related to homosexuality. A rallying cry by users saw the hashtag “I am gay” also blocked by Chinese internet censors.
Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo appeared on Saturday to censor a series of online protests decrying the platform’s decision to remove “illegal” content related to homosexuality.
Outraged Weibo users rallied under the hashtag “I am gay” early on Saturday to protest the company’s (...)
A court in Guiyang has ruled that an individual’s gender identity and expression should be respected. This is the first Chinese court to recognise such transgender rights. Transgender unemployment is more than 3 times higher than for the general workforce. The court did not decide on a second (...)
, by KEATING Fiona, WILLIAMS Shan
China has sent out the moral police. And in doing so, it has essentially designated the entire LGBT community as “abnormal”.
Online regulation
The China Netcasting Services Association (CNSA) recently published regulation banning images of all “abnormal” sexual behaviour online. But alongside (...)
, by WILLIAMS Joe
Grindr sells 60% share to Chinese gaming firm A Chinese online gaming company is hooking up with the popular gay dating app Grindr. Chinese firm Beijing Kunlun Tech has bought a controlling stake in Grindr.
The world’s biggest gay social networking app has sold a major share to a Chinese (...)
, by GUO Yujie
A ‘Rainbow’ Birthday Party Related to the ‘Stonewall Event’
Between 2012 and 2013, the Shanghai NVAI launched the ‘China Lesbians’ Activism Map‘ . Within one year, the number of lesbian organisations in Mainland China had doubled, from twenty to forty, most of them independent NOGs. They were (...)
, by HOU Holly Lixian
THE 21ST CENTURY has witnessed the rapid growth of the LGBT movement in mainland China. A bigger and more diversified LGBT community has emerged along with a more tolerant attitude from both government and society. This article aims to delineate this complicated development.
Before 2000 (...)
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