Comments on: Beijing’s ‘Happy Couples’ Launch Campaign for Same-Sex Marriages

By: Paulina Hartono

Paulina Hartono — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:28:49 +0000

Fazal,
I can’t speak much to India’s gender imbalance (perhaps you can tell me more), but I can say that there have been official discussions for the past year or so on relaxing the one-child policy. They’ve already started doing it in some areas, like Guangdong, where people are now allowed to have a second child.

Thanks for reading CDT.

Paulina

By: Fazal Majid

Fazal Majid — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:05:25 +0000

Given the heavy boy-girl imbalance due to the one-child policy and cultural preferences for male offspring (1.14 to 1 vs a natural ratio of 1.05:1), China and India may have little choice but to fully legalize and even encourage homosexual relationships.

The alternative is 10% of an entire generation of adult men who will never be able to find a female spouse, with the ensuing potential for social unrest. Or Nepalese-style polyandry…