Homosexuality in China husband was a gay man. She alleged their marriage was just a lie since the man could not admit he was gay to his parents. Luo was considered a 'homowife' - local slang for a woman married to a homosexual male, akin to the English term 'beard'. In 2016, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television banned images of homosexuals on television. On April 13, 2018, Sina Weibo, one of China’s largest and most popular microblogging platforms, announced a new policy to ban all pieces of contents related to pornography, violence, and homosexuality. According to Weibo, this
Homosexuality in China Weibo user called “"Zhu Ding Zhen" 竹顶针” made a post, saying, “"I am gay, what about you?" 我是同性恋，你呢？” This post was read more than 2.4 billion times and shared by about 3 million users, commented by 1.5 million users, and liked by 9.5 million users in less than 3 days. On April 16, Weibo posted another announcement to reverse its previous decision, stating that Weibo would stop banning pieces of contents related to homosexuality and expressed thanks to its users’ “discussions” and “suggestions.” Adult, consensual and non-commercial homosexuality has been legal in China since 1997, when the national penal code