Gay community in daqing, china

This is resulting from engaging dialogue about the queer identity in the public domain. However, in , the LGBT culture in China still stays largely underground. Despite being underground, there has been significant progress over the past few years. Here is an insight into the LGBT market in China.

Being a Queer person anywhere in the world presents its own set of unique challenges. This guide exists to highlight queer venues that want to be known and activists in different cities across China, and to provide some cultural context on the intersections of queerness and Chinese culture. Like all of our guides, it's a collaborative work-in-progress that we'll update regularly. Please send us your thoughts, comments, questions, and additions!

A growing number of gay men and lesbians on the Chinese mainland plan to come out within five years, according to a survey released by WorkForLGBT, a nonprofit business network that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Only 22 percent of gay men and 12 percent of lesbians don't intend to reveal their sexual orientation in the next five years, compared with 30 percent of gay men and 16 percent of lesbians last year, according to the China LGBT Community Life and Consumption Survey conducted by WorkForLGBT. The survey polled nearly 17, people from the LGBT community from cities and rural regions on the Chinese mainland in August and September. Some people from the LGBT community said it is because there is more information about the community available nowadays and gay marriage has become legal in several countries in the past few years.

People who were familiar with an LGBTQ person, younger, female, and had a higher education were more likely to show favorable attitudes toward LGBTQ people. Researchers surveyed the mainland Chinese public about their familiarity with and acceptance of LGBTQ people. Researchers also asked participants about their attitudes toward policy issues such as discrimination at work, same-sex marriage, and same-sex couples raising children—areas where China does not currently recognize the legal rights of LGBTQ people. Read the report.