LGBT Rights Advocacy China has announced it was ceasing all activities and shutting down its social media accounts in an announcement on social media. The group member declined to say why.
An online post about the work of the LGBT Rights Advocacy Group with a link to their social media account Queer Advocacy Online is displayed on a phone in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The LGBT advocacy group in China that has spearheaded many of the country's legal cases pushing for greater rights, announced on social media Thursday, Nov. 5, 2021, it is halting its work for the foreseeable future.
“We are deeply regretful to tell everyone, Queer Advocacy Online will stop all of our work indefinitely,” the group said on WeChat, using the name of its social media account. It closed its accounts on WeChat and Weibo, two widely used platforms in China. Homosexuality is not a crime in China, and in bigger cities, there’s a vibrant social scene where LGBT individuals can socialize without much fear or discrimination. However, it appears that restrictions on advocacy groups and online censorship has grown, those in the LGBT community say.
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