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China censors lesbian plotline in 'Friends'

China censors lesbian plotline in ‘Friends’

Major Chinese streaming platforms have censored an LGBTI+ plotline in the popular TV series “Friends,” causing fans of the show to express their anger on social media. In the first episode, conversations regarding the character Ross’s ex-wife, Carol Willick, who divorces him after realizing she is a lesbian, were deleted. Other conversations that were sexually suggestive were also edited out. …

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LGBT Rights in China, Latvia and in The World

LGBT Rights in China, Latvia and in The World

Latvian human rights activists condemn homophobia in China, Latvia and the world The issue of human rights of LGBT persons is like a hot potato – hard to spit it out, but also hard to swallow. Despite majority of the public having nothing against the LGBT community, people are afraid to allow them to have the same human rights everyone …

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First Public Chinese Lesbian Wedding

On January 4, 2014, two Chinese lesbians will be celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Who are they? It is not possible to provide names as the lesbian couple ‘married’ in China. January 4, 2013 was an auspicious day on which to get married in China, according to the China Daily. The date sounds similar to “love you forever” in Chinese. …

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Lesbian seeking gay man for marriage

The app, called Queers, allows gay men to connect to a network of over 4000 lesbians in order to enter into a ‘co-operative marriage’. The agreement which is referred to as a ‘xinghun’ in China, operates much like the Western notion of a beard, whereby a person may date someone in order to conceal their sexuality. Users of the app …

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