Saturday, June 13, 2009

Hundreds turn up for first Shanghai gay pride day

Hundreds turn up for first Shanghai gay pride day - Yahoo! News
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hundreds of gay men and women, some with rainbow flags painted on their faces, turned out for Shanghai's first gay pride festival Saturday to celebrate with cocktails, drag shows and a hot body contest.

There was no parade, and the crowd paled in comparison with similar events in Sydney or San Francisco, but some people detect a more international, open-minded attitude in China's financial capital as it prepares to host next year's World Expo and aspires to become a global financial center....


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