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‘I Am Gay, Not a Pervert’: Furor Erupts in China as Sina Weibo Bans Gay Content

‘I Am Gay, Not a Pervert’: Furor Erupts in China as Sina Weibo Bans Gay Content | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

Activists said the social media site’s vow to delete posts with homosexual themes was the latest sign of discrimination in the country.

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China is getting more liberal despite a government crackdown

China is getting more liberal despite a government crackdown | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Changing social attitudes is the very reason the state is so alarmingly brazen in stifling its own population, Vox reports.
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China’s transgender Oprah

China’s transgender Oprah | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

CHINA’S favourite chat-show host has had an extraordinary career. Jin Xing was the country’s most successful dancer before becoming a colonel in an army entertainment troupe. He won fame in America, where the New York Times called him “a Chinese genius”. He trained dancers in Brussels and Rome, before returning to China for a sex-change operation. As a woman, she resumed her career as a ballerina, set up the country’s first private ballet company, ran a bar in Beijing and married a German businessman. 

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In a conservative society where even homosexuality is frowned upon, let alone sex-reassignment, her life would seem to place Ms Jin well outside the stodgy mainstream of Chinese broadcasting (she is pictured at her home in Shanghai). Yet Ms Jin, who is 49, is the country’s most popular television judge. She began with a local version of “So You Think You Can Dance” and hit the jackpot with “The Jin Xing Show”, a variety and chat programme with an audience of around 100m. She has appeared with her husband on the Chinese version of “The Amazing Race”, in which couples race each other around the world. Her latest venture, “Chinese Dating”, is in its first season.

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On Taking Gay Rights From Taipei to Beijing: Don’t Call It a ‘Movement’

On Taking Gay Rights From Taipei to Beijing: Don’t Call It a ‘Movement’ | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Lai Jeng-jer, a leader on gay rights in Taiwan who now lives in Beijing, discusses the progress he’s seen on the mainland, as well as the limitations.
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Taiwan Gay Marriage Ruling Widens Political Divide With China

Taiwan Gay Marriage Ruling Widens Political Divide With China | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Taiwan’s historic court ruling this week did more than make it the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples wed: It also widened the political gap with China.
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China’s LGBT Youth Face Lots of Bullying, Little Acceptance

China’s LGBT Youth Face Lots of Bullying, Little Acceptance | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
From primary school to university, students harassed for their sexual orientation or gender identity find little support.
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OutChina: Sources of Hope for China's LGBT Population

OutChina: Sources of Hope for China's LGBT Population | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
US-China Today is a student-driven publication of the USC U.S.-China Institute. The magazine focuses on the multidimensional and evolving U.S.-China relationship and on significant trends in contemporary China. The magazine offers coverage of and commentary on a wide range of political, economic, social, and cultural issues.
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This startup connects China’s LGBT community for marriages of convenience

iHomo, a Beijing-based startup is now helping out LGBT community to find a marriage partner to appease their parents stubborn to see their child getting..
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