Chinadaily.com.cn, nach eigenem Bekunden “one of China’s top nine news portals at state level” hat sich heute erstmal in großer Aufmachung mit dem Leben schwuler und lesbischer Menschen in China beschäftigt:
In einem Artikel des Time Magazin, der gestern erschienen ist, heißt es:
There’s never been a better time to be gay in China, but as Destination’s somewhat schizophrenic combination of outer reserve and inner exuberance demonstrates, it still pays to be careful. Beijing’s attitude has been described as a Triple No policy: no approval, no disapproval, no promotion. That hands off approach – a sort of commercial don’t ask, don’t tell policy – is emblematic of the delicacy with which the Communist regime is learning to deal with many of the issues concerning personal liberties that are increasingly being raised by its burgeoning middle class. For their part, homosexuals in China seem perfectly happy to pursue their lives within the broad boundaries allowed by the government, albeit not without the occasional snipe at the authorities. It’s no coincidence, for example, that the once ubiquitous term tongzhi – comrade – is now only heard as a slang term among young Chinese for gay men.
Aber es ist nicht alles Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen:
Still, Beijing is no San Francisco. Openly gay filmmaker Cui Zien says it’s still easy to cross an invisible line drawn by the authorities when it comes to publicly celebrating gay culture. “I organized a gay film festival in July of last year, and the authorities warned us not to advertise the location and the date of the festival anywhere. Not even on the internet.”
“If you do something wrong, of course you can get into trouble.”
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