isanbirder Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34392333 Another country where same sex marriage is not yet allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthemoon Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Applause! I heard that there was no homophobia in China until the Christian missionaries came. Just tried to find a link but couldn't. Would you know about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Applause! I heard that there was no homophobia in China until the Christian missionaries came. Just tried to find a link but couldn't. Would you know about this? I wouldn't know! There are certainly a lot of gay episodes in Dream of the Red Chamber, and homosexuality was rife in the Imperial Palaces (lots of eunuchs). But that reflects maybe 1 or 2% of the population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Gay marriage makes a lot of sense for China. They have a HUGE imbalance of too many males compared to females due to some ugly stuff in their culture which we don't need to go in here. So the males that are gay ... seems a benefit for China for them to be married. Doesn't help the straight males though that have almost no chance of ever finding a mate. It's in the numbers. Edited October 1, 2015 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthemoon Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Applause! I heard that there was no homophobia in China until the Christian missionaries came. Just tried to find a link but couldn't. Would you know about this? I wouldn't know! There are certainly a lot of gay episodes in Dream of the Red Chamber, and homosexuality was rife in the Imperial Palaces (lots of eunuchs). But that reflects maybe 1 or 2% of the population. What do eunuchs have to do with homosexuality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthemoon Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Gay marriage makes a lot of sense for China. They have a HUGE imbalance of too many males compared to females due to some ugly stuff in their culture which we don't need to go in here. So the males that are gay ... seems a benefit for China for them to be married. Doesn't help the straight males though that have almost no chance of ever finding a mate. It's in the numbers. I wish that the excess male all became gay. Alas, this is not going to happen, as gays among too many girls won't become straight either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 China is a case that for the overall public happiness that those many millions on the fence should be nudged over to gaylandia. Perhaps a free house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Gay marriage makes a lot of sense for China. They have a HUGE imbalance of too many males compared to females due to some ugly stuff in their culture which we don't need to go in here. So the males that are gay ... seems a benefit for China for them to be married. Doesn't help the straight males though that have almost no chance of ever finding a mate. It's in the numbers. The excess of males is due to the PRC's one-child per family policy. This was a measure intended to reduce the population which, as in much of the world, was growing out of control. Families tended to want a male heir.... and numerous female children were killed off. The last time I saw a figure, the excess of males over females was 17%. Politics, not culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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