LGBT couple Hu Mingliang (left) and Sun Wenlin were the first to test China’s marriage laws in 2015. Photo: HandoutLGBT couple Hu Mingliang (left) and Sun Wenlin were the first to test China’s marriage laws in 2015. Photo: Handout
LGBT couple Hu Mingliang (left) and Sun Wenlin were the first to test China’s marriage laws in 2015. Photo: Handout
China /  Society

China’s LGBT community in push to legalise same-sex marriage

  • Hundreds of thousands have shared their love stories, written letters and made submissions to a review into Chinese civil law during November
  • Same-sex marriage is not banned in China, but it currently has no legal status
Topic |   China Society
Phoebe Zhang
Phoebe Zhang

Updated: 4:30pm, 1 Dec, 2019

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LGBT couple Hu Mingliang (left) and Sun Wenlin were the first to test China’s marriage laws in 2015. Photo: HandoutLGBT couple Hu Mingliang (left) and Sun Wenlin were the first to test China’s marriage laws in 2015. Photo: Handout
LGBT couple Hu Mingliang (left) and Sun Wenlin were the first to test China’s marriage laws in 2015. Photo: Handout
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