According to a recent study conducted by the health department of China government, sexually active gay men in China account for about 2% to 4% of the sexually active male population. According to this estimate, there are 5 million to 6.5438 million gay men in China.
In fact, homosexuality, as a social phenomenon, has existed for thousands of years, and there are also records of sleeve-breaking addiction in China's ancient books. A large number of talented artists and philosophers in history are homosexuals, such as Socrates, Plato, Michelangelo, Mao Mu and Whitman ... There are countless outstanding gay celebrities. However, because it is contrary to traditional social customs, until today, gay groups are still extremely marginalized groups, often regarded as heterogeneous and not accepted by mainstream society.
Chongqing working group also carried out health intervention on floating population and rural homosexuals. Due to the excellent performance of their working group, Martin AIDS Prevention Organization was officially listed last year 10/0/0. In June this year, the Ministry of Health launched the AIDS high-risk behavior intervention project, and also listed sex workers and men who have sex with men as key intervention targets. At the end of 2003, Chongqing Rainbow Working Group took the lead in conducting free AIDS screening for more than 270 homosexuals in Chongqing. The result of the screening is: no one.
I hope to see everyone together and talk about this problem with a smile. I hope this is not a problem. One day, it will come true. We are all appreciating each other and choosing from each other. We saw that love was respected. I think this is a very beautiful moment. At present, nationwide, there are gay working groups in Harbin, Shenyang, Dalian, Qingdao, Nanjing, Xi, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan and Hangzhou.
On July 19, 2005, the Canadian Senate passed the motion put forward by the Liberal Party by 47 votes to 2 1, allowing homosexuals in the country to apply for marriage. Since then, Canada has become the fourth country in the world where same-sex marriage is legal. According to government statistics, there are about 34,000 homosexuals in Canada.
Massachusetts has allowed homosexuals to register for marriage in the state since 17. On that day, Massachusetts City Hall welcomed hundreds of gay couples who were ready to register for marriage.
On May 17, same-sex couples in the United States will get the right to legally marry on American soil for the first time. On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting homosexuals from getting married violated the anti-discrimination law, so it will allow homosexuals to register for marriage in this state from May 17, 2004.
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Classification and diagnostic criteria of mental disorders in China,
CCTV News Channel News Investigation —— In the name of life,
The "Communication" program of the satellite channel of Tianjin TV Station also broadcast two same-sex special programs called "Together in the Sun" to the whole country.