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Number Crunch: Queer China

What is queer life like in the world's most populous nation?

Christopher Harrity Jan 09, 2017

Christopher Harrity

Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.

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