Kia Ora,

http://www.docudharma.com/diary/30290/china-and-transgender-people

http://www.iglhrc.org/content/china-legal-position-and-status-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people-people%E2%80%99s

http://www.unescobej.org/education/resources/news-and-event/2012/lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-in-china-and-their-vulnerability-to-hiv/

Metta Zenda

Thank you for the links. Many Chinese emperors and warlords were bi-sexual, its in the literature and histo books.Yet,  I remember being told it was the foreigners that brought this to China -  The motto -you can be different but "keep quiet", and no one really cares. In 1980s in Hong Kong it was a criminal offence to be gay (with a life sentence) - forget transgender.They even  had a special team of police that searched for outspoken gays. This was decriminalized in the late eighties or early nineties. A month ago in a High Court appeal they made marriage legal between a post op and her male counterpart.

We are moving slowly forward but we need those brave enough to stand up.

Kia Ora warlockmaker,

You're welcome ! I found the first link quite interesting...It just goes to show even though many have a real tough time... "You're never too old to start living"...


Metta Zenda

This morning, in HKs newspapers, on the front page - which also included Snowdens flight to Russia, was the news of a FTM person sex cahnge strory, then it continues for a full page inside the newspaper. Its still so new here, and its so brave to come out with full blown pictures in such a conservative society.

Quote from: warlockmaker on June 23, 2013, 09:43:55 PM
This morning, in HKs newspapers, on the front page - which also included Snowdens flight to Russia, was the news of a FTM person sex cahnge strory, then it continues for a full page inside the newspaper. Its still so new here, and its so brave to come out with full blown pictures in such a conservative society.

Kia Ora Warlockmaker,

" A journey of a thousand miles, begins with the first step !" It's a start...

Metta Zenda