Hugs for LGBT support in China

Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: China’s version of Twitter, Weibo, last week announced that it would remove pornographic, violent or gay videos and cartoons in a three-month campaign. The announcement sparked an outpouring of anger online, with people accusing the company of smearing homosexuality by lumping it with pornography. A video showing activists asking passers-by on the streets of Chengdu for hugs to show their support went viral on China’s social media.