Gays Take Center Stage In Contest For Academics – Rachel Yan

From Shanghai Daily:

Winners of the country’s first award for homosexuality studies were announced in Shanghai yesterday, with eight final prize winners presenting papers on the topic.

And the ability to hold such a competition in China was in itself a sign of progress, said To Chung, chairman of contest organizer Chi Heng Foundation, a Hong Kong-based non-governmental organization.

“Papers have taken on a new look at perspectives and methods, which demonstrates that attention and research on homosexuality have reached a new height,” To said. [Full Text]