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Emperor Ai of Han - “断袖之癖"

November 25, 2008 at 07:55 PM

In ancient China, there was a famous emperor, 汉哀帝（Emperor Ai of Han), who may be the first (and only) gay emperor of China! He had a relationship with a minor offic... Read more

WLCP may not be working

November 25, 2008 at 04:35 PM

I was informed that WLCP 2008.08.14 is no longer working.   From the error message it appears that the format of the expansion tab changed which is throwin... Read more

Everybody Loves Raymond

November 25, 2008 at 04:33 PM

Professor Doctor Raymond Chen Hao is one of my teachers. I have three of them, Ray, Carol and Sissi. You've already met Sissi [qv]. More on Carol later... Prof. Dr.... Read more

lavender marriage: 形式结婚

November 25, 2008 at 03:07 PM

If you're gay in China, it's often very hard to tell your parents. They had other other expectations, wanting you to lead a 'normal' life, have children etcetera. To... Read more

Basic slang :-)

November 25, 2008 at 02:39 PM

To begin with, let's explore a little of the Mandarin gay slang. The most 'neutral' word to describe homosexuality in Chinese is 同性恋【tong2xing4lian4】. Literally, it... Read more

New group： Gay in China

November 25, 2008 at 01:50 PM

Hi all/大家好， Hope you can take a look at a new group I've just created. It's about  同性恋（being gay) in China. Are you wondering how to talk about homosexuality i... Read more

晴天娃娃 (Sunny Baby) by 江語晨 (Jiāng YǔChén)

November 25, 2008 at 09:19 AM

我爱这个歌！ Yeh.. I know it's on the Secret (不能说秘密) album again. I just didn't realise how good this song was till I heard it a week or so ago. I had completely ignored i... Read more

Capital stock (gu3 ben3)

November 25, 2008 at 08:08 AM

Hi all, Can anyone tell me how to pronounce two words with both at third tone, eg. gu3 ben3? Thanks! Read more

Bad Chinese

November 24, 2008 at 02:55 PM

I have been listening to the podcasts, and I think Jenny is great. However the other male voices speak atrocious chinese, it's extremely annoying. It's unbelievable... Read more

teaching in China

November 24, 2008 at 08:50 AM

I am going to move to China next year to teach, and I am learning the Chinese language. I figure it makes sense to do so since I will be living there. anyway, talk t... Read more

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Emperor Ai of Han - “断袖之癖&quot;