Why China Keeps Changing Its Mind on LGBTQ Rights

Play War Thunder now with my links, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more on PC and consoles: https://playwt.link/klaize | Mobile: https://wtm.game/klaize China’s treatment of those apart of the LGBTQ community is complex to say the least. The country is often portrayed as being less progressive, but is that really the case? Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:01 Chinese People’s Support for the LGBT 9:07 Chinese Governments View on LGBTQ Rights 15:19 Struggles of the LGBTQ Community in China 19:25 Why the Government Remains Anti-LGBTQ (on paper) 24:06 Outro .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ my gear! • camera: Canon EOS 6D Mark II • mic: Shure SM57 w/ Windscreen • tripod: Velbon UT-3AR • lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM lens • teleprompter: NEEWER Other places you can find me at: Patreon:   / klaize   Instagram:   / brandon_hombre   .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ References (Academic papers and Web Articles) Meyer, I. Li, H. Bouton, L. Hong, A. Pachankis, J. 2024. 中国大陆对 LGBTQ 群体的正面态度. [online] Available at: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.ed... Liu, C. 2023. Gender Differences in Attitudes towards Homosexuality in China. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.54097/pnjsp094 Luo, M, Li, T, Shi, J. 2022. Sociology of homosexuality in twenty-first-century China. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580922113... Chen, M. 2024. Homo(sexual) socialist: Psychiatry and homosexuality in China in the Mao and early Deng eras. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.12743 Cui, L. Burford, J. 2025. Institutional Heteronormativity, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Soft Resistance: Gay Academics’ Experiences in Chinese Academia. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-025-10... Li, X, Hu, K. 2024. The Influence of Media Democracy on Attitudes towards Homosexuality in Taiwan and China. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1163/24688800-2024... Wang, L. 2025. Reading Homosexuality through Textuality: A Study of Chinese Translations of Call Me by Your Name in Taiwan and Mainland China. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.14456/nvts.2025.12 Jiang, Y. Yang, F. 2022. Bridge of Rainbow: Association Between Internet-Based Social Media Use and Homosexuality Inclusion in China. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.88... Additional Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/... Visual sources: JGAO’s vid on China’s pre-prepared meals    • The Nemesis Of Pre-prepared Meals   Aini’s vid on China’s ban on effeminate men    • Exploring chinese masculinity (and china's...   OutChina’s vid on How elderly people in China feel about LGBT    • How do the Chinese Elderly feel about LGBT...   SCMP’s vid on Chengdu    • How Chengdu became known as China’s ‘gay c...   ABC Australia’s vid on Deeply Conservative China    • Being Gay In Deeply Conservative China | F...   BGM: NJZ - Ditto    • NewJeans (뉴진스) 'Ditto' Performance Video   NJZ – Zero    • NewJeans (뉴진스) 'Zero' Official MV   Red Velvet – Bad Boy    • Red Velvet 레드벨벳 'Bad Boy' MV   Hunter x Hunter – Kingdom of Predators    • Hunter x Hunter 2011 OST 3 - 1 - Kingdom o...   Hunter x Hunter –    • Hunter X Hunter 2011 - Zoldyck Family (Qua...   The Apothecary Diaries - Flower in the Snow    • Flower in the Snow (from "The Apothecary D...   Genshin Impact – Lovers’ Oath    • Lovers' Oath   The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Title Theme    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Tit...   Inuyasha – Futari no Kimochi    • Inuyasha OST - Futari no Kimochi (Extended)   Severance – Title Theme    • Severance - Official Intro Title Sequence ...   Mozart – Lacrimosa    • Mozart - Lacrimosa   Dress to Impress – Lobby Theme    • "Lobby Theme" from Dress To Impress   Inuyasha – Sango    • Inuyasha OST 1 - Sango   Olivia Marsh – 42    • Olivia Marsh - 42 (Memoir)   Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Multiple OST's    • Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky F...   Loona – Heart Attack    • [MV] 이달의 소녀/츄 (LOONA/Chuu) "Heart Attack"   Wonder Girls – Rewind    • Rewind   Porter Robinson – Lionhearted    • Porter Robinson - Lionhearted ft. Urban Cone   Twice – Fancy    • TWICE "FANCY" M/V   Thanks again for watching and I hope you have a great week! ☀️ Tags: video essay, cultural commentary, social commentary, internet analysis, analysis video, Chinese society explained, lgbt china, lgbtq rights, jin xing, mdzs, arcane, tfboys, mo dao zu shi, lgbtq community, gay marriage, queer, trans rights china, chengdu, danmei, East Asian culture, China, East Asia, storytime documentary, China explained, aini, jgao, dumanity, klaize