Nathan Wei is a freelance writer and a graduate student based in Vancouver, Canada. His areas of interests include LGBTQ issues, social justice, and policy.
Faced with official scrutiny and potential complaints from student informants, most of China’s gay teachers and researchers choose to stay in the closet. But that doesn't mean they aren’t fighting for a queer-friendly environment in Chinese academia, Cui Le told The China Project.
A middle-aged woman in rural China — who was once caught pretending to be Russian using an AI-powered face and voice filter on Douyin — has cultivated an online following for her perceived “campy” aura…and one rather awful song.
Looking back on a challenging year in the fight for LGBTQ rights in China and Taiwan.
As China moves forward with a draft rule that would prohibit online selling of hormone medications, transgender women in the country fear the consequences.
Just a few years ago, LGBTQ voices and views were easily found on the Chinese internet. That's changed. But this is the story of Queer Lala Times, which operated openly in China from 2013 until 2016.
Gay dating apps briefly flourished in China. But many have been shut down, either for financial or political reasons. Let's have a look at some of the most influential ones.
The recent death of a promising young dancer has highlighted the lack of safe spaces for queer youth in Chinese schools.
Chinese singer Liu Cong and social media influencer Chen Lu recently intimated they’re lovers — which would make them the first openly gay couple in mainland China’s entertainment industry. But many fans have cast doubt on the legitimacy of their relationship.
‘Shipping,’ a once-niche fan fiction practice of pairing two celebrities or fictional characters in a romantic relationship, has become something of a national pastime in China this summer, thanks to a popular reality show with an all-female cast.