Shanghaiist: Li Yinhe on ‘Homowives’
Sexologist and sociologist Li Yinhe writes about the plight of women married to gay men in China on her blog (Chinese). The Shanghaiist has adapted this translation from Yawning Bread: I attended a...
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Slate visits a meeting of gay and lesbian Shanghainese looking to pair up for ostensibly conventional marriages to fulfil their parents’ hopes and expectations. These matches offer a mutually...
View ArticleComing Out in China
Worldcrunch carries an account, translated from the Economic Observer, of a Tianjin husband and father’s difficult escape from the closet: After graduating from university, family and friends were...
View Article10m Chinese Women Married to Gay Men?
Marriages of convenience between lesbians and gay men have been widely reported, but their numbers are likely small compared with cases of gay men or women feeling pressured into marrying heterosexual...
View ArticleCNN Anchor’s Coming Out Rattles China’s Closet
Following CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s public acknowledgement of his homosexuality, some young gay Chinese are planning their own coming out. A Weibo user, Sun Yelin-Xiao Hei, called for massive...
View ArticleDivorce, Marriage and What it Means to be Gay in China
In China, the institution of marriage is highly revered. While same-sex unions remain illegal, social norms often pressure homosexuals into wedlock against their sexual preference. This can lead to...
View ArticleShanghaiist: Li Yinhe on ‘Homowives’
Sexologist and sociologist Li Yinhe writes about the plight of women married to gay men in China on her blog (Chinese). The Shanghaiist has adapted this translation from Yawning Bread: I attended a...
View ArticleGay Marriage With Chinese Characteristics
Slate visits a meeting of gay and lesbian Shanghainese looking to pair up for ostensibly conventional marriages to fulfil their parents’ hopes and expectations. These matches offer a mutually...
View ArticleComing Out in China
Worldcrunch carries an account, translated from the Economic Observer, of a Tianjin husband and father’s difficult escape from the closet: After graduating from university, family and friends were...
View Article10m Chinese Women Married to Gay Men?
Marriages of convenience between lesbians and gay men have been widely reported, but their numbers are likely small compared with cases of gay men or women feeling pressured into marrying heterosexual...
View ArticleCNN Anchor’s Coming Out Rattles China’s Closet
Following CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s public acknowledgement of his homosexuality, some young gay Chinese are planning their own coming out. A Weibo user, Sun Yelin-Xiao Hei, called for massive...
View ArticleDivorce, Marriage and What it Means to be Gay in China
In China, the institution of marriage is highly revered. While same-sex unions remain illegal, social norms often pressure homosexuals into wedlock against their sexual preference. This can lead to...
View ArticleShanghaiist: Li Yinhe on ‘Homowives’
Sexologist and sociologist Li Yinhe writes about the plight of women married to gay men in China on her blog (Chinese). The Shanghaiist has adapted this translation from Yawning Bread: I attended a...
View ArticleGay Marriage With Chinese Characteristics
Slate visits a meeting of gay and lesbian Shanghainese looking to pair up for ostensibly conventional marriages to fulfil their parents’ hopes and expectations. These matches offer a mutually...
View ArticleComing Out in China
Worldcrunch carries an account, translated from the Economic Observer, of a Tianjin husband and father’s difficult escape from the closet: After graduating from university, family and friends were...
View Article10m Chinese Women Married to Gay Men?
Marriages of convenience between lesbians and gay men have been widely reported, but their numbers are likely small compared with cases of gay men or women feeling pressured into marrying heterosexual...
View ArticleCNN Anchor’s Coming Out Rattles China’s Closet
Following CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s public acknowledgement of his homosexuality, some young gay Chinese are planning their own coming out. A Weibo user, Sun Yelin-Xiao Hei, called for massive...
View ArticleDivorce, Marriage and What it Means to be Gay in China
In China, the institution of marriage is highly revered. While same-sex unions remain illegal, social norms often pressure homosexuals into wedlock against their sexual preference. This can lead to...
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