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12-02-2009, 04:22 AM
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y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Government-backed Chinese gay bar stays empty
BEIJING – A new bar in southwestern China aimed at educating gay men about AIDS stayed conspicuously empty during its official opening as potential customers shunned the spotlight, state media said Wednesday.
The bar, which receives government funding from the health bureau in Yunnan province's Dali town, was slated to open Tuesday to mark World AIDS Day, the China Daily reported.
But the intense media attention that greeted the announcement of its opening kept customers away, Zhang Jianbo, the bar's owner and a local AIDS doctor in Dali, was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
"They refused to show up at the opening for fear of media exposure and potential discrimination," he said.
China has a growing AIDS problem with an estimated 740,000 HIV infections, the Health Ministry has said. Same-sex transmission accounts for about a third of new HIV infections, while heterosexual transmission has soared to 40 percent of new cases, a recent UNAIDS report said. The disease is also passed through dirty needles shared by drug users.
Zhang, a doctor at the Dali No. 2 People's Hospital, said the goal of the bar is to create a gathering spot where groups at high risk for HIV, particularly gay men, can gather and obtain information on AIDS and prevention.
"As a long-term medical worker in HIV/AIDS prevention and control, I know how hard it is for us to reach these groups to promote self-protection messages like safe sex," the newspaper quoted him as saying.
The local health bureau has earmarked about 120,000 yuan ($17,650) for Zhang's operation, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
The bar, nestled in a small alley in the tourist town of Dali, opened informally in November, drawing dozens of gay men seeking information about AIDS and a sense of community, Zhang told Xinhua.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091202/..._china_gay_bar
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12-02-2009, 04:50 AM
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(╯°□°）╯聽不到 ╮(°□°╮)
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of course, being gay in the Chinese culture will have u shunned by family. I am NOT surprised
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12-02-2009, 05:49 AM
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Official Texas Ambassador
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I thought it was illegal to be gay in China 
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12-02-2009, 05:50 AM
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ESKETIT
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12-02-2009, 08:19 AM
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OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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no homo comrade
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12-02-2009, 08:23 AM
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RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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LOL FAIL.
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12-02-2009, 09:12 AM
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The sound of inevitability
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This is proof that they just don't have any gay people.
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mixed girls that look predominatly asian with subtle caucasian features=what i'd give my left nut for
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12-02-2009, 09:17 AM
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Hacked RS to become a mod
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Maybe they're running out of Falun Gong people to experiment on, and set up this trap 
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12-02-2009, 10:42 AM
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I'll be good I promise.
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AHHAHAHA PRICE LESS !
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12-02-2009, 01:47 PM
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Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Maybe they're running out of Falun Gong people to experiment on, and set up this trap |
Gay Falun Gong Members.... NICE
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12-02-2009, 02:43 PM
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My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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gay people have no souls.
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12-02-2009, 02:52 PM
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I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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lol
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12-02-2009, 03:30 PM
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I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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12-02-2009, 03:41 PM
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I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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gay ppl will get stoned on the street by other gay ppl which will get stoned on the street by other gay ppl.
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