Alternative Sexuality in China
Let me open this post with a quick picture of two chinese girls/women sharing a lesbian kiss1 on Tienanmen Guangchang.
In the west, we’ve been seeing women making out in public for many years now. Even our most revered US celebrities (Madonna, Britney Spears) aren’t afraid to lock lips on live television. Conservatives grumble and then brush it off and forget about it, while the rest of us feel mildy aroused and then flip channels again.
In China, this is unheard of. The government is not receptive to the idea of alternate sexuality, or discussion thereof:
“China continues to talk about political reform, but closing down a cultural event is a crude reminder of the limits on openness,” said Scott Long, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. “This police raid was an effort to drive China’s gay and lesbian communities underground and to silence open discussions about sexuality throughout the country.”
If you’re interested in reading more about the government’s response to homosexuality in China, give Chinese government: It’s OK to be gay, just don’t make a fuss on Danwei.
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on January 29th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Hi Elliott–I read your blog through NewsGator, but I’m always unable to view your images. You use relative paths to your images instead of absolute URLs, so the images don’t resolve in news readers.
Thanks!
on January 29th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Hey Mike. I checked, and the image paths are all absolute. I’m not sure what’s up…
on September 29th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
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