Clik here to view.
China: Court Suggests Annulment for Wives of Gay Men
A court in Beijing has proposed that legislation should be drafted to allow marriages to be annulled if a person discovers that their spouse is gay. The First Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: PFLAG Chapter Calls for Marriage Equality
The Chinese chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (who knew they had one?) is calling upon the Guangdong Province Government to provide full marriage equality to same sex couples there,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Sociologist Calls for Marriage Equality
Coming on the heels of a Chinese chapter of Paremts and Friends of Lesbians and Gays calling for marriage equality this last week, a leading Chinese sociologist also thinks gays and lesbians should be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Gay Activists Push for Marriage Equality at Annual Congress
Chinese gay activists are pushing for full marriage equality at an annual congress, the China Digital Times reports: …which CASS sociologist Li Yinhe describes as the only available avenue for gay...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hong Kong, China: Lesbian Whose Father Offered Her Money to Marry a Man...
You may remember the strange story of the rich man in Hong Kong who offered his lesbian daughter millios of she would leave her partner and marry a man. Now Gay Star News has an update: Speaking to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Fake and Real Same Sex Weddings
A couple stories out of China today. First off, many gay men and lesbians in China apparently are getting married to each to satisfy friends and family and to live the lives they want. The Daily Beast...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Could Country Beat the USA to Marriage Equality?
Could China beat the US to the punch and recognize full marriage equality first? PolicyMic reports: China’s gay culture may lack the political dimension that often accompanies queer culture in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Gays/Lesbians Fight for Marriage Equality
As China slowly becomes more progressive, gay and lesbian couples are becoming impatient for full marriage equality. Time Magazine reports: In late February, Beijing residents Ma Yuyu and her partner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: New Transgender Visibility Campaign Launched
A new group is working to raise the profile of the transgender community in China. Gay Star News reports: An event on Friday 17 May (IDAHO – International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) called...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Lawyers Petition Government for Marriage Equality
A group of lawyers is pushing the Chinese government to allow marriage between gay and lesbian couples. Gay Star News reports: Ten lawyers in China petitioned the communist government’s National...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Gay Activists Arrested During IDAHO Day Protests
During protests in China for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, gay activists were arrested and questioned. Gay Star News reports: Officers detained about a dozen LGBT...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Marriage Equality “Bed-In” For Marriage Equality
A group of LGBT activists staged a “bed-in” protest for marriage equality this week. Gay Star News reports: Hong Kong’s Big Love Alliance, a coalition of LGBT rights campaigners, held a ‘bed-in’ for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Marriage Equality Activists March in Hong Kong
Gay rights advocates marched toe marriage equality yesterday in Hong Kong. Gay Star News reports: The annual march marks the date of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China and is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Grandma Advocates for Marriage Equality for Her Grandson
A grandmother with a gay son in China is pushing for him to be able to marry another man. Gay Star News reports: A 90-year-old woman has become an unexpected internet hit in China after her video...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Lawyer Calls for Civil Partnership Law
A Chinese lawyer is calling for the government to allow civil partnerships, as a first step toward marriage equality. Gay Star News reports: One of ten lawyers who petitioned Chinese lawmakers to allow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Head of Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission Proposes Civil Unions
Same-sex couples in Hong Kong may get civil unions, under a new proposal from the city’s Equal Opportunities Commission. The South China Morning Post reports: Amid an international debate on gay...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Students Urge Lawmakers to Legalize Marriage Equality
A group of Chinese students has sent letters to the Government to urge them to legalize marriage equality. Gay Star News reports: Liang Wenhui, a graduate student from Guangdong University of Foreign...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Gay Man Sues Government for Recognition of Marriage Equality Group
After China denied his application to register his group, Same-Sex Love Assistance Network, as an NGO, a gay man has decided to sue. Towleroad.com reports: The LGBT activist, Xiang Xiaohan, is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China: Hong Kong Has Barred the UK Consulate From Marrying Same Sex Couples
After news broke that UK consulates around the world would marry same sex couples, Hong Kong moved to block the practice. Pink News reports: Under secondary same-sex marriage legislation which came...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China Gay Cure Clinic Sued
A China gay cure clinic is being sued by LGBT activists. Pink News reports: Campaigners in China have taken a clinic to court over its backing of gay-to-straight conversion therapy. It’s the first time...
View Article
