A debate between one of China�s leading pro-gay advocates and the editor of an influential national newspaper has erupted on the one of the country�s most popular and comprehensive news websites.
As reported by SameSame, a popular Australian LGBT website, Professor Li Yinhe, a long-standing advocate of same-sex marriage, was asked to discuss the issue on the website NetEase.
One outcome of the discussion was an opinion piece by Li Tie, editor of southern China�s influential The Times Weekly. While the article reportedly acknowledges the right of gay men and lesbians to love and live together, Li Tie�s statements soon veered off in an entirely different direction, saying that treading carefully on the issue was �not an act of discrimination� because �conditions usually apply when protecting minorities� rights.�
He continued: �The impacts of same-sex marriage include the �domino effect� that it may bring upon the marriage system.
�Once same-sex marriage is legalised, it may lead to the debates on legalising �multi-partner marriage� and �human-animal marriage�.
�If the law recognizes same-sex marriage, what about the �rights� to adultery, incest or pedophilia? Does this bring a challenge to the bottom line of civilization?�
The article brought forth comments from both pro- and anti-gay readers. Some were downright hostile, including one which stated: �Gays should be buried alive so that their gay disease won�t infect more people.�
Another reader took the author to task, saying: �Do your homework well before you start to write an article like this as people will see how ignorant you are. And don�t bring up those �human-animal�, �three-people marriage� or stories of incest again, as the attempt to represent a far vaster group with some extreme cases is clearly an act of discrimination.�
China only decriminalised homosexuality in 1997 and it remained classified as a mental illness until 2001.
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