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Weibo Reverses Ban on Lesbian Content Amid Uproar

Lesbian content was banned on Sina Weibo last week, with related same-sex discussion forums and LGBT hashtags removed from the popular microblogging site. The Financial Times’ Christian Shepherd reports: Weibo users on Friday discovered they were unable to access a popular “les” (short for lesbian) online discussion group. The discovery set off a flurry of angry posts, pushing the term “les” into Weibo’s top search terms, as users proclaimed “We are les” in a show