On NPR Picture Show: A 5-Year Journey To Document LGBTQ Love Stories In China

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shuran huang

Jul 8, 2019

Although China officially decriminalized homosexuality in 1997, activists say the stigma around being LGBTQ — and discussing it publicly — remains today. In the past few years, Chinese Web censors have made headlines for repeatedly targeting depictions of homosexuality.

During the Pride Month this year, I worked with Italian photographer Raul Ariano to edit and write about his five-year journey of photographing LGBTQ community in China.

A 5-Year Journey To Document LGBTQ Love Stories In China
Over the course of five years, photographer Raul Ariano fulfilled his goal to "share stories of love, dignity and hope in a segment of society that tends to be hidden in China."

SHURAN HUANG
Photographer based in Washington, DC