Chinese erotic writer jailed for more than 10 years over gay sex scenes in novel

Post by chimeracoder » Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 10:49 AM UTC

downandout wrote: post #9

metildaa wrote: post #2

Its not safe to be queer. There are broad societal protection that one loses out on the second they aren't straight acting and cis-gendered, all it takes is a shift in the political winds for governments to start rounding up any class or minority they don't like. There are "safer" places in the world to be queer, but the threat of danger and violence never goes away, even in gayborhoods like here in parts of Seattle.

What you're saying may well be true, but it has no bearing on the case in this article. Based on the article, it appears that the author wasn't jailed for writing gay sex scenes, but rather for selling books with sex scenes of any kind . Apparently China has a law against selling pornographic books of any kind, and this author ran afoul of it.

Post by claudiawerner » Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 10:52 AM UTC

chimeracoder wrote: post #10

claudiawerner wrote: post #8

Censorship of erotic material isn't a purely Chinese thing, other countries practice it at smaller scales. In England, various fictional artworks can be prosecuted under the Obscene Publications act, even possession of some cartoon pornography can be prosecuted under CAJA 2009 s.63. To the dismay of LGBTQ+ and sexual freedom campaigners, even possession of simulated rape pornography is illegal. That's not to say that…

> In England, various fictional artworks can be prosecuted under the Obscene Publications act, even possession of some cartoon pornography can be prosecuted under CAJA 2009 s.63. To the dismay of LGBTQ+ and sexual freedom campaigners, even possession of simulated rape pornography is illegal. The UK is hardly a touchstone of freedom of erotica. It's not just simulated rape - if you look at the full list of things cens…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 10:55 AM UTC

metildaa wrote: post #2

Its not safe to be queer. There are broad societal protection that one loses out on the second they aren't straight acting and cis-gendered, all it takes is a shift in the political winds for governments to start rounding up any class or minority they don't like. There are "safer" places in the world to be queer, but the threat of danger and violence never goes away, even in gayborhoods like here in parts of Seattle.

Post by Illniyar » Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 10:56 AM UTC

metildaa wrote: post #2

Its not safe to be queer. There are broad societal protection that one loses out on the second they aren't straight acting and cis-gendered, all it takes is a shift in the political winds for governments to start rounding up any class or minority they don't like. There are "safer" places in the world to be queer, but the threat of danger and violence never goes away, even in gayborhoods like here in parts of Seattle.

Post by nevez » Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 10:58 AM UTC

metildaa wrote: post #2

Its not safe to be queer. There are broad societal protection that one loses out on the second they aren't straight acting and cis-gendered, all it takes is a shift in the political winds for governments to start rounding up any class or minority they don't like. There are "safer" places in the world to be queer, but the threat of danger and violence never goes away, even in gayborhoods like here in parts of Seattle.