Category Archives: Sexuality

Bar hostesses on duty in military uniforms

The CCTV reporting program that follows Network News (新闻联播), Topics in Focus (焦点访谈) recently discussed the shocking phenomenon of bar hostesses or ‘sex industry workers’ wearing military uniforms.

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Beijing Beauty Queen

In the first installment of a two-part series on transgendered life in China, Sufei meets Mei Mei, the queen of Beijing’s cross-dressing scene.

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Group sex and the Cultural Revolution – a translation

Li Yinhe leading the charge (Wikipedia) In her latest blog post, sexologist and activist Li Yinhe writes that the crime of “group licentiousness” is the last draconian law left over from the Cultural Revolution. The posting protests the recent decision … Continue reading

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Zen and the art of promoting prostitution

It seems that 21st Century China, eastern simplicity and western technology come together to create surprising results.

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Buy condoms with your bus card

New condom vending machines in Beijing will accept public transit cards.

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Red Laowai vs. White-haired Girl

The infamous ‘Hong Laowai’ or ‘red foreigner’ together with friends (including Comrade Yutian, guest host of this earlier Danwei TV episode) performing their own spoofed version of the 1950s revolutionary film White-haired woman (白毛女).

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Avoid sex to get a better husband

The Special Report page of July 3 issue of Southern Weekly, China’s reputed liberal newspaper, is about an on-going chastity movement in China. Along with the report are three independent stories with a shared theme: the confusion about keeping chastity.

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Lesbians face blood donation discrimination

On May 28th les+ magazine, a volunteer magazine supported by the largest lesbian group in Beijing, posted an article on their online blog called “LES blood donors, where are you?” criticizing a ban on lesbian blood donors during a crucial time. Gay men have been formally recognized by the central government as a high-risk group for contracting HIV, and are thus are excluded from donating blood.

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Yellow fever

An experienced American journalist is seeking white guys who only date Chinese women to talk about their yellow fever, on the record. The article is not trying to make white men look like pigs but to present a fair picture … Continue reading

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The “more abundant” sex lives of China’s young netizens

A recent survey conducted jointly by two American companies reports on the differences between Chinese and American ‘Young Digital Mavens,’ ages 16-25.

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