Fearing Discrimination, Most LGBTI Individuals Remain in Closet

Despite recent developments showing more openness to them among the general population, the vast majority of sexual and gender minorities in China continue to keep their full identities hidden from family, friends and co-workers, a comprehensive report concludes.

In conjunction with Peking University's Department of Sociology and the Beijing LGBT Center, the United Nations Developmen Project released their "Being LGBTI in China" report on Tuesday, and the findings are somewhat grim but do show a ray of hope for the future.

The report was released in conjunction with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. (In case you were wondering, LGBTI, in this case, stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex.)

This is the largest survey ever conducted on sexual and gender diversity issues in China, compiling over 30,000 responses to questions in late 2015. Those identifying as LGBTI in the report are referred to as minorities, whereas non-LGBTI respondents are non-minorities.

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