![]() Now, I think I am closer to answering my own questions on the matter. For the past weeks, I visited some famous places where queer people gather- such as gay bars, teahouses, and LGBT-related organizations- and consulted some research papers done by the local sociologists. How do LGBT communities develop in China? What makes them lack the motivation to speak up for themselves, and what makes society turn a blind eye to their unfair treatment? Luckily, the city where I live, Chengdu, is known to be a perfect place to observe the situation of LGBT people in China. This event inspired me to do an in-depth research on the lives of LGBT people in China. People’s change from enthusiasm to apathy to the ban of social media accounts, casts a pessimistic tone on Chinese people’s cause of fighting for LGBT rights. However, a few days later, no one seems to be discussing this incident anymore. Overnight, public voices critiquing WeChat’s autocratic actions flooded the internet. Censorship on the app in China is very common, but this act is actively depriving the freedom and rights of China’s sexual and gender minorities. ![]() In July, China’s most widely-used social media WeChat banned tons of LGBT social media accounts run by student societies in universities.
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