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

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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. In February 2016 the popular Chinese gay web series Addicted (Heroin) was banned from being broadcast online 12 episodes into a 15-episode season. Makers of the series uploaded the remaining episodes on YouTube, and production of a planned second season remains in doubt. [90]

Legal Gender Recognition in China: A Legal and Policy Review" (PDF). UNDP. 2018-08-05. [ permanent dead link] In 2021, Li Ying (footballer, born 1993) became the first openly Lesbian athlete, posting on her Sina Weibo account, a photo of herself and partner. The post garnered resounding support from the internet audience however it was also the subject of significant homophobic abuse. The photo was deleted without explanation. [84] Later in 2021, Sun Wenjing, a Chinese professional volleyball player also announced via social media that she was a Lesbian by posting wedding photos of herself and her partner. [85] Homosexuality was largely invisible during the Mao era. [7] During the Communist Cultural Revolution (1966 to 1976), homosexuals were regarded as "disgraceful" and "undesirable", and heavily persecuted. [20] [21] On December 31, 2015, the China Television Drama Production Industry Association posted new guidelines, including a ban on showing queer relationships on TV. The regulations stated: "No television drama shall show abnormal sexual relationships and behaviors, such as incest, same-sex relationships, sexual perversion, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual violence, and so on." [87] These new regulations have begun to affect web dramas, [88] which have historically had fewer restrictions:Zhu, Guangxing; van der Aa, Suzan (2017-12-01). "A comparison of the gender-specificity of age of consent legislation in Europe and China: Towards a gender-neutral age of consent in China?". European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. 23 (4): 523–537. doi: 10.1007/s10610-017-9353-2. ISSN 1572-9869. S2CID 148825203. A male who has sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 14 will be charged with rape and the maximum punishment could be life imprisonment or even a death penalty. As to the other kinds of sexual engagement with children under the age of 14, no matter whether heterosexual or homosexual, the perpetrator will be charged with child molestation, the maximum punishment of which is just 15 years of imprisonment... a b Loos, Tamara (2009). "Transnational Histories of Sexualities in Asia". The American Historical Review. 114 (5): 1309–1324. ISSN 0002-8762. Wenjun, Cai (November 5, 2021). "Nation's first transgender clinic opens in Shanghai". Shanghai Daily . Retrieved November 6, 2021. One of the earliest mentions of the actor-prostitutes who would become common later in Chinese history is also from the Jin dynasty. [18]

Transgender Chinese man says he's won job bias lawsuit". AP NEWS. 2017-07-27 . Retrieved 2021-03-07. Ho, Pang-Chieh. (5 April 2018). Gay romance 'Call Me By Your Name' pulled from Beijing International Film Festival. SupChina. Beijing, a b c d "A Chinese trans woman wins a surprising legal victory". The Economist. 2020-08-01. ISSN 0013-0613 . Retrieved 2021-03-07. China bans depictions of gay people on television". the Guardian. 2016-03-04 . Retrieved 2021-11-15.China Court Rules Against Forced Conversion Therapy". Human Rights Watch. 2017-07-10 . Retrieved 2021-03-07. The first statute specifically prohibiting same-sex sexual intercourse was enacted in the Jiajing era (嘉靖, 1522–1567) of Emperor Zhu Houcong (朱厚熜) in 1546. [16] Despite this, homosexuality was still commonly accepted and practiced, providing that the men produced heirs and married women later on. Homosexuality was even viewed as "luxurious" by middle classes. [12] Same-sex marriage ceremonies were commonplace. [ citation needed] Qing dynasty [ edit ] Anal sex between two males being viewed. Qing-Dynasty Another example of the high status of homosexuality in Fujian province, clearly not shared by the centralized Chinese government by this time, was recorded by Qing official Zhu Gui (1731–1807), a grain tax circuit intendant of Fujian in 1765. Intending to standardize the morality of the people under his jurisdiction, he promulgated a "Prohibition of Licentious Cults". One cult which he found particularly troublesome was the cult of Hu Tianbao. As he reports, In the same year, the ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival opened. [82] [83] It was founded by Matthew Baren, a Shanghai-based filmmaker, [84] and Alvin Li, an LGBT volunteer who lives in the US and China. [85] [86]

In early 2017, it was announced that a new community-led, not-for-profit LGBT film festival, the Shanghai Queer Film Festival, would open in September of the same year, [91] to provide a platform for Chinese and other Asian filmmakers, and greater interaction with the audience. [92] The Director of the Festival is Ting Ting Shi. [93] The following Song dynasty was the last dynasty to include a chapter on male companions to the emperors in official documents. [23] In addition to Central Asian influence, the Song dynasty saw the first widespread adoption of Indian Buddhism, which derided sexuality in general. [25] Increasing urbanization caused the monetization of all kinds of sexuality, [26] and the first law against male prostitutes, never effectively enforced, went into effect. Hong Kong's top court sides with gay civil servant in application for spousal benefit and tax assessment". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2019-06-06 . Retrieved 2019-06-06.China urged to worked with activists after 'landmark' acceptance of UNHRC's LGBT+ rights". Devdiscourse. 7 March 2019.