Li Ying, a player on China's women's football team has come out as gay in a post on social media site Weibo.
— Sophie Williams (@sophierose233) June 25, 2021
She's thought to be the first female LGBT player in the country.
But not long after sharing the news, she deleted her post. Her account was inundated with abuse. pic.twitter.com/sGVDCoJXT6
Xu Jingsen, or ASam comes out as China's first openly gay professional athlete and he is going to #Paris2018! https://t.co/6V6Dq7gORN pic.twitter.com/ZY1S9sqyWg
— GAY GAMES 11 HONG KONG 2023 (@GayGamesHK2023) May 27, 2018
Earlier this month, multiple #WeChat accounts belonging to campus LGBTQ groups were pulled from Chinese social media.
— DW Hotspot Asia (@dw_hotspotasia) July 27, 2021
Safe spaces for the LGBTQ community are shrinking in China, says @dw_hotspotasia's Kassy Cho @kassy pic.twitter.com/pGhjKourTF