Winds of Change

Acceptance of LGBT people and rights has increased around the world

New Global Acceptance Index ranks 141 countries on LGBT acceptance and legal protections and provides a link between inclusion and GDP per capita. 

China: The People’s Daily, Just Before Weibo Revokes Gay Content Ban: ‘Homosexuality Is Not A Mental Illness’

“It’s personal choice as to whether you approve of homosexuality or not. But rationally speaking, it should be consensus that everyone should respect other people’s sexual orientations.”

China: ‘I Am Gay, Not a Pervert’: Furor in China as Sina Weibo Bans Gay Content

With hashtags like #Iamgaynotapervert and images of hearts and rainbows, tens of thousands of Chinese residents took to social media over the weekend to protest efforts to censor gay-themed images, videos and cartoons.