When videos with homosexual content were banned from Chinese internet last June, one civic minded gay man from Shanghai decided to sue the censors. On Friday this week, he finally got his day in court. CINEMQ speaks to Fan Chunlin about what his case means for the queer community. Fan Chunlin takes a stand against Chinese state-censor SAPPRFT. Photo: LGBT Rights Advocacy China Thirty year old Fan Chunlin leads a pretty average life. The Shanghai native works for an internet c

New guidelines published last week by the China Netcasting Services Association (CNSA) have effectively banned portrayals of homosexuality from all film, TV and web series online, deeming it 'abnormal sexual behavior,' alongside incest and rape. If enforced, what will these new regulations mean for China's LGBTQ population? Without any doubt, the new CNSA guidelines' ambition to wipe queer characters off the internet will damage the lives of the Chinese LGBTQ community. The i