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‘Lala’ – China’s lesbians go public

”The major change is that, there is more information about lesbians now, and more means of communication.”

Dr. Hu, a lesbian in China who is part of a growing movement to gain visibility for the lesbian community there, something that would have been unheard of just 9 years ago. (NPR)

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