Chinese Gays Emerge from the Shadows - 北京周报 In contrast to just a few years ago, an increasing number of ordinary Chinese are now able to better understand and accept gay people WU Youjian stirred up a storm of controversy in 2005, when she publicly supported her son Zheng Yuantao's decision to come out and reveal his homosexuality
Dictionarys exclusion of gay terminology sparks criticism "It's unacceptable that the 'gay' meaning of 'tongzhi' was excluded from the dictionary, a reference book written for all, simply because of the compilers' own preferences and values," said "Nan Feng," a homosexual who has been working on an anti-AIDS campaign aimed at homosexuals in the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing for 12 years
Chinas gay group finds a public place to call home-gay,-English Sun Xiaowei, who once sought medical treatment when he realized he was gay in college, now is a center volunteer "I love the sentence 'I am what I am' Everyone's individuality and choice should be respected," said Sun, 25, who helps run the book and DVD sale, movie screenings and other activities organized by the center
The Beauty of Tolerance-- Beijing Review - China Today While the foreign media were surprised that Beauty and the Beast created no untoward splash in China, homosexuality has existed in Chinese history and literature for a long time Chronicled references to same sex practices have been found as early as in the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B C )
Pageant brings Chinas gay community under spotlight Steven Zhang, 30, with his strong jaw, looks like he could be a special forces soldier, but he is one of eight men vying to be the first Mr Gay China The winner of the event in Beijing Friday will represent China in the Worldwide Mr Gay Competition (Feb 10 to 14) in Oslo
From the Front: Firsthand Account by Beijing Review Reporter On November 8, I managed to find the cell phone number of Xiao Dong, the head of China’s first gay clinic, surprisingly easily He released his contact information on the Internet Soon after I began the face-to-face conversation with him, I found out he used to be journalist, which immediately established a bond between us
Booklet tells parents to prevent homosexuality - 中国青年网 On Aug 27, 18 mothers of gay children wrote an open letter to the Hangzhou education bureau, which is responsible for the institute, calling for the booklet to be immediately recalled, its distribution stopped, and the parts about homosexuality to be revised in its second edition