China bans depictions of gay people on television
Source: The Guardian
China bans depictions of gay people on television
Content that exaggerates dark side of society is banned from TV
from homosexuality to adultery, showing cleavage and even reincarnation
Hannah Ellis-Petersen
Friday 4 March 2016 18.10 GMT
The Chinese government has banned all depictions of gay people on television, as part of a cultural crackdown on vulgar, immoral and unhealthy content.
Chinese censors have released new regulations for content that exaggerates the dark side of society and now deem homosexuality, extramarital affairs, one night stands and underage relationships as illegal on screen.
Last week the Chinese government pulled a popular drama, Addicted, from being streamed on Chinese websites as it follows two men in gay relationships, causing uproar among the shows millions of viewers.
The government said the show contravened the new guidelines, which state that No television drama shall show abnormal sexual relationships and behaviours, such as incest, same-sex relationships, sexual perversion, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual violence, and so on.
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