Living Gay in China
October 23, 2009 by James
Do you want to know more about LGBT history in China? Do you want to know what happened at the Beijing Qianmen same-sex marriage advocacy event on Valentine’s Day 2009?
These documentaries give you an insiders’ view of the world of queer comrades in China. As a cherry on top of this red cake, we’ll also show a short fiction film made in honor of the 4th Beijing Queer Film Festival.
The filmmakers will be present at the Boat for a Q & A session with the audience.
This film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 24th Turin GLBT International Film Festival.
During the 30 years that have passed since the reforming and opening up of China, more and more attention has been paid to the topics of gender and sexual orientation. Male sexism and heterosexual hegemony have been challenged and revised by feminism and by the LGBT-focus on diversity in sexual orientation.
China’s sexual history has progressed along a winding road during these past 30 years. The main obstacles surrounding the advancement of sexual ideas, sexual behaviour and sexual mediums have been conservatism and a deep-rooted reluctance to change.
In this feature length documentary, we interviewed 30 prominent figures in the LGBT community. By documenting and preserving a significant part of our history, we aim to investigate the present and explore the future.
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