US EditionCrackdown on Boys' Love Authors Sparks Free Speech Debate in China
CHINA, JUL 9 – At least 30 young women authors have been detained under China's 2004 obscenity laws in a crackdown targeting LGBTQ+ content on niche online platforms, activists say.
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Crackdown on Boys' Love Authors Sparks Free Speech Debate in China
Chinese authorities have detained young women authors writing gay erotica in a nationwide pornography crackdown. Their arrest has sparked social media debates on free speech limits and sexism. Detentions, backed by a 2004 obscenity law, include women from low-income areas using platforms like Haitang Literature City to supplement their income.
They describe sex between men, but turn to a heterosexual audience: in China, »Boys' Love« novels are especially popular with women. However, the tolerance of the government is clearly decreasing.
China Cracks Down On Gay Erotica Writers And LGBTQ Content
BEIJING – Police in China have detained at least 30 young women, most in their twenties, for writing and publishing gay-themed erotic fiction known as “danmei” or “boys’ love” (BL). These stories, focused on romantic and often explicit relationships between male characters, have become very popular among young women in China. For many, danmei is […] The post China Cracks Down on Gay Erotica Writers and LGBTQ Content first appeared on CTN News-Ch…
China detains female erotica writers in pornography crackdown
BEIJING — Police in China have detained dozens of young women authors in a genre of gay erotica widely known in Asia as "boys' love" during a nationwide crackdown on online pornography, lawyers and activists familiar with the cases say.The detentions since March have triggered debate on social media about the limits of free speech and the apparent sexist nature of the crackdown, while stirring sympathy for the authors, many of whom hail from low…
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