By John Mack Freeman
Three activist groups in China have sent letters to 112 Chinese universities asking them to meet basic demands related to the portrayal and acceptance of LGBT students. The groups were China Same Sex Love, LGBT Rights Advocacy China, and Justice for All. The letter read:
We appeal and encourage principals at various universities to play a positive role in gender equality education, to face up to the basic demands of sexual-minority students including gays, bisexuals and transgenders.
“When gay students are facing bullies, please guarantee their rights and offer them psychological support. When the university’s regulations violate the rights of gay students, please be brave and make changes.
“We always believe that as a place with relatively open culture and thinking, a university is meant to cultivate hope and the future of the country, and it should accept different voices and groups.”