A court in Jiangsu province in China sided with the authors of a textbook in which homosexuality is recognized as a disease – a mental disorder. This is reported by Reuters.
As reported by activists fighting for the rights of sexual minorities, they have been trying for several years to challenge in court the language used in the university textbook on mental deviations. In September last year, the court issued a verdict, according to which the claim was recognized as nothing more than the result of a “difference in perception”.
At the same time, the interlocutors of the agency note, as such, the court session did not take place: the judges simply announced the decision. Activists believe that this event will negatively affect the situation of minorities in the Chinese state.
Homosexuality in the PRC has not been considered a criminal offense since 1997, and in 2001 it was also excluded from the list of mental disorders. However, Chinese society generally has a negative attitude towards open homosexuals. As a result, most gays tend to hide their attachments from their families and enter into traditional marriages.