For LGBT communities in China that already feel marginalised, the new rules on internet publishing are even more concerning. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto For LGBT communities in China that already feel marginalised, the new rules on internet publishing are even more concerning. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
For LGBT communities in China that already feel marginalised, the new rules on internet publishing are even more concerning. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
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China’s LGBT communities fear new internet rules will silence voices

  • New rules force self-publishers, including bloggers and social media users, to apply for an official licence to publish current affairs content
  • The rules have raised concerns within the LGBT community that organising anything on behalf of LGBT rights could violate them

Topic |   LGBT
Qin Chen
Qin Chen in Beijing

Updated: 11:41am, 8 Feb, 2021

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For LGBT communities in China that already feel marginalised, the new rules on internet publishing are even more concerning. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto For LGBT communities in China that already feel marginalised, the new rules on internet publishing are even more concerning. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
For LGBT communities in China that already feel marginalised, the new rules on internet publishing are even more concerning. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
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