Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture under Postsocialism (Literary Cultures of the Global South)

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McLelland, Dr. Mark (February 26, 2004). "Samshasha, HK's first gay righ On 12 April 2021, the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court in Liaoning province ruled that a 79-year-old woman could not sue her female partner of 50 years, whom she accused of stealing 294,000 yuan from her bank account, because their relationship is not recognized as a marriage in China. [39] Beijing [ edit ] A September–October 2016 survey by the Varkey Foundation found that 54% of 18–21-year-olds supported same-sex marriage in China. [153] Lilian Lin, China's Censors Pull More Web Dramas, Including Hit Rom-Com in ChinaRealTime (China blog of The Wall Street Journal), 21 January 2016

A 2008 survey by sexologist Li Yinhe shows a mixed picture of public attitudes towards gays and lesbians in China. 91% of respondents said they agreed with homosexuals having equal employment rights, while over 80% of respondents agreed that heterosexuals and homosexuals were "equal individuals". On the other hand, a slight majority disagreed with the proposition that an openly gay person should be a school teacher, and 40% of respondents said that homosexuality was "completely wrong." [59] Bret Hinsch (1992). Passions of the cut sleeve: the male homosexual tradition in China. University of California Press. p.142. ISBN 0-520-07869-1 . Retrieved November 28, 2010. China urged to worked with activists after 'landmark' acceptance of UNHRC's LGBT+ rights". Devdiscourse. 7 March 2019. Hildebrandt, Timothy (2018-12-01). "NGOs and the success paradox: gay activism 'after' HIV/AIDS in China". eprints.lse.ac.uk . Retrieved 2023-11-26.Those who served the ruler and succeeded in delighting his ears and eyes, those who caught their lord's fancy and won his favor and intimacy, did so not only through the power of lust and love; each had certain abilities in which he excelled. Thus I made The Biographies of the Emperors' Male Favorites.

a b c d e Ilaria Maria Sala (September 15, 2018). "Gay sex in China: where communist puritanism meets colonial baggage". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018 . Retrieved June 28, 2023.Press release) (in Chinese (China)). 搜狐. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12 . Retrieved 2022-02-09. When comparing the situation of male homosexuals to that of lesbians, many Chinese believe that lesbians are less offensive to the mainstream compared to gay males. Furthermore, men have more responsibility to carry on the family line, therefore gay men can feel greater pressure than women. [75] Liberalization and social change are making life easier for same-sex attracted citizens to some extent, but the one-child policy keeps the pressure to get married very high, and lesbians often cannot resist such a family and social demand, though the Chinese government announced in November 2013, that it would relax the policy by allowing families to have two children if one of the parents is an only child. Many LGBT people in China forced into illegal 'conversion therapy': groups". Reuters. 2019-11-21 . Retrieved 2021-03-07.