Current Version
| Region | China |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT Issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | China censors LGBT content, including LGBT-themed films, TV shows, and media. According to The Guardian, the Chinese government has "banned all depictions of gay people on television," calling it "vulgar, immoral and unhealthy content." The popular "boy love" (BL) TV drama "Addicted" was banned in 2016. A Chinese broadcaster, Mango TV, which broadcasts Eurovision blurred a rainbow flag during the semi-final of the show. In April of 2022, a few lines of dialog were removed from the Chinese release of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.' The dialog referenced the gay romance between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald. |
| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/04/china-bans-gay-people-television-clampdown-xi-jinping-censorship https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44078305 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-44066237 https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/media/harry-potter-film-china-lgbt-censorship-intl-scli/index.html |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "nope"
Revision History (2)
Revision by _it4_
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Other punishment | State-enforced |
Revision by danlev
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | China censors LGBT content, including LGBT-themed films, TV shows, and media. According to The Guardian, the Chinese government has "banned all depictions of gay people on television," calling it "vulgar, immoral and unhealthy content." The popular "boy love" (BL) TV drama "Addicted" was banned in 2016. A Chinese broadcaster, Mango TV, which broadcasts Eurovision blurred a rainbow flag during the semi-final of the show. | China censors LGBT content, including LGBT-themed films, TV shows, and media. According to The Guardian, the Chinese government has "banned all depictions of gay people on television," calling it "vulgar, immoral and unhealthy content." The popular "boy love" (BL) TV drama "Addicted" was banned in 2016. A Chinese broadcaster, Mango TV, which broadcasts Eurovision blurred a rainbow flag during the semi-final of the show. In April of 2022, a few lines of dialog were removed from the Chinese release of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.' The dialog referenced the gay romance between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald. |
| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/04/china-bans-gay-people-television-clampdown-xi-jinping-censorship https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44078305 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-44066237 | https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/04/china-bans-gay-people-television-clampdown-xi-jinping-censorship https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44078305 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-44066237 https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/media/harry-potter-film-china-lgbt-censorship-intl-scli/index.html |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "It says "other punishment", but it doesn't mention any punishment in the note field... shouldn't be "state-enforced" ?"
- Sources are invalid or broken "This event never happened. I have done a deep dive into this."