China's LGBTQ community is fading from rainbow to gray

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With same-sex marriage still illegal and Chinese authorities banning 'abnormal sexual behaviors' from the media in 2016, the impression among many is that LGBTQ people are free to explore their identities — so long as they do so in private.

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During this year's Pride Month, soccer star Li Ying made history as China's first female athlete to come out publicly as gay, in a candid series of celebratory photos posted on social media, showing her posing happily alongside her partner.It's increasingly common worldwide for celebrities and high-profile sports stars to come out, often to widespread public support. But in China, Li's announcement received a very different reaction.

 

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Where is the error in logic? Same sex marriage and coitus is an abomination, immoral and bad? Seems they are on right track...

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