{"id":24168,"date":"2012-10-20T16:33:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T11:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=24168"},"modified":"2012-10-20T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T11:03:45","slug":"gay-wedding-reflects-growing-tolerance-in-china-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/gay-wedding-reflects-growing-tolerance-in-china-experts","title":{"rendered":"Gay wedding reflects growing tolerance in China: Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Oct 2 in Zherong County in the city of Ningde, reported Xinhua, Lu Zhong, 24, and his partner Liu Wangqiang, 20, held a high-profile wedding ceremony.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The ceremony, reportedly the first of its kind in Fujian, was attended by around 60 friends and relatives. The event also attracted thousands of local residents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lu said, &#8220;We just want to form a family and maintain a long-term relationship&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lu and Liu&#8217;s marriage is not legally recognized in China, where homosexuality has long<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Been taboo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The wedding, however, did cause a stir on Sina Weibo, a popular microblogging site, after Lu announced the news. Some netizens criticized the couple, but many showed support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sociologists and gay rights activists said the courageous and controversial move was justified, adding that the wedding reflects society&#8217;s growing inclusiveness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Li Yinhe, a sexologist from Beijing said, &#8220;The wedding shows that Chinese society has become more open-minded and tolerant of homosexuality and gay marriage,&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She said the sexual revolution in the West has made Chinese people more tolerant of homosexuality in their own country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Traditionally, gay men will marry women to hide their sexual orientation, which in many cases brings a lot of pain to the family,&#8221; said Xiao Tie, a program director at the Beijing LGBT Center, an organization that provides social services and advocacy programs for local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;By marrying in public, the couple made a public declaration that they want to be like everyone else in our society&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Their marriage will help the rest of society to get to know and better understand the gay community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I think it sets a very good example for China&#8217;s gay community,&#8221; said Zhang Beichuan, a sexologist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But Zhang also voiced concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Gay people are still discriminated against in many aspects of our society, partly because the general public do not know the gay community very well,&#8221; said Zhang.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;In addition, traditional Chinese culture defines a marriage as being between a man and a woman. When two men marry, it is regarded as immoral,&#8221; Zhang added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BY PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct 2 in Zherong County in the city of Ningde, reported Xinhua, Lu Zhong, 24, and his partner Liu Wangqiang, 20, held a high-profile wedding ceremony. \u00a0The ceremony, reportedly the first of its kind in Fujian, was attended by around 60 friends and relatives. The event also attracted thousands of local residents. 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