The three-week festival, put together by a small group of gay and straight volunteers from different walks of life, aims to celebrate China’s estimated 40-130 million LGBT individuals around the theme “Diversity. Unity. Harmony”. more ›

Despite coming under fire from the Chinese government, a LGBT organization managed to overcome all odds and sponsor an actual LGBT Expo event at the U.K. Pavilion yesterday. more ›

Aw nards. Following the successful run of Shanghai's first ever gay pride week last year, which we documented quite proudly, everybody was looking forward to another summer of LGBT fun/activism. Alas, it is not to be. According to City Weekend's LGBeat, Shanghai Pride will not happen until later this year. Maybe. Update: Someone on the Shanghai Pride inside has now told us that the event will be in September/October... which is probably less unbearably humid weather to host it in anyway. So phew - late date does not mean death knell. more ›

What’s every gay woman and man talking about in China these days? Shanghai Pride, of course. more ›

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Yesterday morning, two young male to female transsexuals took to the streets of Changsha City, Hunan Province. They carried banners saying: "I want to have a sex change and live my life as a woman" and "Even if I die from it, I want a sex change, one day as a woman would be worth it". more ›

We see evidence of China's growing gender gap all around us - every time a new ladies' night crops up at a bar, for instance. But now in China, according to a new study, there are officially 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20. more ›

Yes, we do! The rumors are true. Shanghai will finally have its first, real Gay Pride day on June13, 2009. While Hong Kong held their inaugural pride parade last year, this summer marks the first time mainland China will have a large-scale Pride event. more ›

Although June is the designated month of Gay Pride events all over the world, Shanghai will show its Pride this week by holding several events at Shanghai's own, one-of-a-kind gay dance club/bar/motel multiplex, PinkHome. All of the events are the result of much hard work by Shanghai's own, (and also) one-of-a-kind organization, Shanghai's LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) group. As for the events, there won't be a parade or hopefully any tear gas, curses, or... more ›