Tag: China
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A new exploration of queer culture and activism in contemporary China
A new analysis of queer culture in contemporary Chinese art and literature and how it is driving political and social activism has been published by the pioneering University of Nottingham media studies scholar Hongwei Bao.
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Aborting Babies Because They’re Gay – Coming Soon to China
New scientific discoveries mean that parents can do some selection regarding the sexual orientation of their children.
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Kazakhstan: Feminist Group Denied Registration
An appeals court in Kazakhstan on September 3 upheld a decision denying Feminita, a national feminist initiative, registration as a nongovernmental organisation (NGO). The group’s focus includes the rights of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women.
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China: Transgender People Risk Their Lives With Dangerous Self-surgery
Transgender people in China are performing highly dangerous surgery on themselves and buying unsafe hormone treatments on the black market because it is almost impossible for them to access the health care they urgently need, Amnesty International said in a new report.
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Governments Around the World Are Using Laws to Silence LGBTIQ Civil Society
Last week, OutRight Action International launches their latest report, The Global State of LGBTI Organising: The Right to Register.
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#IAmGay trends in China as Weibo removing ‘homosexual’ content
The popular Chinese micro-blogging website begins a purge of material it deems “illegal” in the strictly-policed communist state.