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01-15-2010, 04:21 AM
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| Police force first Mr Gay China pageant to close
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Andrew Muyi, a participant for the Mr. Gay China pageant pose for photos in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Mr. Gay China, set for Friday night in the capital city of Beijing, is the country's first gay pageant, marking another step toward greater awareness of homosexuals in a country where gays are frequently discriminated against and ostracized. Eight men will compete for the title and a spot in the Worldwide Mr. Gay pageant, to be held next month in Oslo.
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ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer Anita Chang, Associated Press Writer – 41 mins ago
BEIJING – Police canceled what would have been China's first gay pageant just an hour before it was to start Friday, the event's organizer said.
The Mr. Gay China pageant, featuring a fashion show and a host in drag, was set to take place in an upscale nightclub in Beijing, but police arrived and said it could not take place, Ben Zhang said.
"They said the content, meaning homosexuality, there nothing wrong with that, but you did not do things according to procedures," Zhang said.
He said police told him he needed to apply for approval for events that included performances, in this case a stage show.
The forced closure comes even though a successful rehearsal was held Thursday night in the same location. Official media had also reported on the pageant.
Zhang had said he hoped it would mark another step toward greater awareness of homosexuals in a country where gays are frequently discriminated against and ostracized. Eight men were competing for the title and a spot in the Worldwide Mr. Gay pageant, to be held next month in Oslo, Norway.
Gay rights in China have come a long way since the years just after the 1949 communist revolution when homosexuality was considered a disease from the decadent West and feudal societies, and gay people were persecuted. Sodomy was decriminalized in 1997, and homosexuality was finally removed from the official list of mental disorders in 2001.
While treatment of gays has improved in recent years, many are still reticent to draw attention to their homosexuality, particularly in the workplace.
China is officially atheistic, and without religious reasons for opposing homosexuality, attitudes are slowly shifting among city dwellers from one of intolerance to indifference. Gays living in big cities, like nearly all the men participating in the pageant, say their biggest challenge is dealing with parents and deeply ingrained expectations for them to get married and have children.
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01-15-2010, 05:22 AM
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Go China! Real progress
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01-15-2010, 05:48 AM
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01-15-2010, 06:23 AM
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You mean the other male pageant competitions were gay??!!
WTF?
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01-15-2010, 02:04 PM
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China is not ready for something so "outrageous" yet. Gay ppl are freaks and they have to be burned
BTW, that guy looks a lot like "Sum Mei"
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01-15-2010, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Go China! Real progress | China is on par with US on gay issues.  | |
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01-15-2010, 04:58 PM
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they had to close it because ZhangFei was a contestant and a professional one at that. he would win by a landslide, causing a riot and made in china fila shoes being thrown all over the place. the only person who wouldn't be angry over this riot? ZhangFei, who has a foot fetish.
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01-15-2010, 05:00 PM
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thats pretty gay that they were gay enough to shut down a gay pagent.
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01-15-2010, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by asahai69 thats pretty gay that they were gay enough to shut down a gay pagent. | thats a pretty gay comment. j/k
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01-15-2010, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by fetched China is on par with US on gay issues. | Maybe with some US states
I find it funny you bring up the states, yet you live in Vancouver...  | |
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01-15-2010, 06:46 PM
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And they call us barbarians.
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01-15-2010, 08:53 PM
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One of my favourite China moments was when Ang Lee won all those awards for Brokeback Mountain. The China propaganda storm started talking about how far China has come, able to make it big in the west finally.
This, despite the fact that the movie was completely banned in China.
Yeah! They've come so far! 
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01-16-2010, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bengy Maybe with some US states
I find it funny you bring up the states, yet you live in Vancouver... | The Government of Canada does not recognize Taiwan. Should you not either?
5 out of 50 states to be exact.
Okay, roughly 90% of Americans
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01-16-2010, 05:16 AM
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#14 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp One of my favourite China moments was when Ang Lee won all those awards for Brokeback Mountain. The China propaganda storm started talking about how far China has come, able to make it big in the west finally.
This, despite the fact that the movie was completely banned in China.
Yeah! They've come so far!
Oh, and Ang Lee is Chinese | Much better.
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01-16-2010, 05:25 AM
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Way to get ethnicity mixed up with nationality.
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01-16-2010, 05:28 AM
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#16 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Taiwanese is not an ethnicity.
Han is an ethnicity.
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01-16-2010, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by fetched Taiwanese is not an ethnicity.
Han is an ethnicity. | That's my point.
Nice double fail.
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01-16-2010, 08:40 AM
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whats wrong with gays?
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01-16-2010, 09:21 AM
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01-16-2010, 10:20 AM
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For a country with so many people focused on business they're sure doing their damndest to alienate a consumer group that has a ton of disposable money. For the most part you don't see a ton of gay folks having children meaning their money is freed up for their own entertainment and comfort. Stupid...
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