Backlash against mocking of Chinese crossdresser
The mocking of a crossdresser on local TV and on a microblog prompts a flurry of online criticism
18 January 2012 | By Anna Leach
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/backlash-against-mocking-chinese-crossdresserA local TV news report in Qingdao, northeast China has unwittingly made a microblogging celebrity of crossdresser Da Xige.
On Sunday a fire at Da Xige's home was reported on QTV. The report, which included an interview with Da Xige dressed in feminine attire, was followed a quip from the news anchor in a mocking tone: 'What on earth has happened? I want to know more about this than just the fire itself'.