Turmoil in China for gay marriage

The controversial ceremony which was broadcast live on the Internet, passed with the members of the couple sitting next to each other, the bride and groom dresses, hugging and surrounded by people. All amidst the tranquility, until at one point appeared the son of one of the couple and made ​​a scene. "This ceremony made ​​us lose dignity, " said the young man, who when he arrived and turned off the music hit the guests. But unlike what happened with that family, the couple received many compliments on the Internet when he announced His love in Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. Inspired by Hong Kong campaign for gay rights, the couple decided to share their stories in the virtual network. This despite the drawbacks that homosexuals suffer in China in relation to the family. But despite this resistance to gay marriage, the teacher's union and the delivery of water is not the first of its kind in the world's most populous nation. The first was held in August 2011 in Shenzhen, although only against five guests. And in October last year another married gay couple in the coastal province of Fujian, as published by the Spanish newspaper El País. However, such marriages are facing an ancient culture centered on the family and the cultural and economic importance of having children, you should care for their parents and / or grandparents because the pension does not even cover their basic needs. Considered a crime until 1997, homosexuality ceased to be the opening-up and significant economic growth. While in 2001 the Chinese Psychiatric Society officially ceased to define a disease of mind.