"Queer as Folk Beijing" Young Hearts Run Free (1 of 3)

Gay Chinese sometimes joke: "The revolution has not succeeded, so comrades need to keep working hard." Ever since they adopted the term "comrade" to describe themselves, gay Chinese have been borrowing this famous last line uttered by the late Sun Yat-sun, the founding father of modern China. It may sound a little trite, but certainly has a ring of truth to it. After decades of hiding underground, gay Chinese have finally come out amid loosening government policies and social attitude. Younger gays, in particular, have found the confidence to express their true identity and pursuits to the rest of society. Aware of the deep-rooted prejudice, however, most of them have no illusions about a quick path to full equality. Instead, they have decided to make a difference first in places close to them. Da Peng, our guest for the episode, is the leader of a pioneer gay student group at a local university. He has focused his energy on teaching self-acceptance to fellow gay students and creating a more inclusive campus environment.

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[hrpharold]

This is such a refreshing video!!

I love Chinese language and culture and am also gay. I have been living with my partner since we both met in 1985. It is wonderful to just live your own, honest life without having to please others.

I spent the last summer studying in Taiwan. A wonderful country. I hope to also study in China.

For me being gay is not about sex. It is about honest relationships with others and, especially, being true to you.

Thanks to all the brave Chinese friends and Thiago!!

[Clytemnesta]

I live in Beijing and i feel being gay isnt a problem. I have lived in USA also and constantly hear gay bashing. It's odd how such a traditional country handles it better than a land that is supposed to be free and equal. I hope one day everyone can live with eachother and be accepting, and not blindly hate or bash for whatever reasons.

[LIZLISA137]

what kind of show is dis?

[miniskirt04]

大彭,猛一看我还以为你是梁文道呢,哈哈

[eldadevata]

Actually what we call today gay rights, that is the non-discrimination of different sexual orientations, didnt start in the US, nor 40 years ago. In many cultures gay people managed to gain equal rights and treatments, throughout the millennia, Just read about LGBT people throughout history. In Europe for example it was the Napoleonic code that decriminalised homosexuality. And it was in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire that the scientific research of Homosexuality begun(Magnus Hirschfeld).

[DDDAAAllan]

You do realize, gabsylv, that your country is despised pretty well everywhere for its religious fanaticism, racism, and fascism? You sure live in a modern country alright!

[gabsylv]

Without the mass commercialism, the Western notion of Modern Gay Culture would have no vehicle by which to globalize to the peripheries (like China). The entire project of Gay Culture you see in this Video is rooted in late Capitalist culture. Don't try to make the cheap copy superior to the model.

[gabsylv]

I see that you do not understand the word "infrastructure" ... Gay "rights" is a child of American thought. It came with late capitalism, which means America, not forty years of Communism, meaning China. Gay Rights and Western Gay institutions are weakly copied by East Asia, like everything else modern from the West.

[zhengwng]

What kind of gay infrastructure does the US have, like bareback fucking and speed? My dear, America is the most anti gay country in the world. Wake up and smell the coffee!!

[hongpingmike]

this video is "gay" HA HAHAHAHAHAHA