China
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Score on the GALE Checklist
| Item | Forbidden | Discouraged | No policy | Encouraged | Supported | No data | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Full access to schools? | x | no comments | |||||
| 2. Freedom of self expression? | x | no comments | |||||
| 3. Protection against bullying? | x | no comments | |||||
| 4. No drop-out? | x | no comments | |||||
| 5. Equal performance? | x | no comments | |||||
| 6. Is there public information? | x | no comments | |||||
| 7. Attention in school resources? | x | no comments | |||||
| 8. Resources for LGBT students? | x | no comments | |||||
| 9. Support services open to LGBT? | x | no comments | |||||
| 10. Peer-learning opportunities? | x | no comments | |||||
| 11. Is staff supportive? | x | no comments | |||||
| 12. Is staff competent to teach? | x | no comments | |||||
| 13. Is staff competent to support? | x | no comments | |||||
| 14. Supportive school environment? | x | no comments | |||||
| 15. Employment protection for staff? | x | no comments |
The score is 27% forbidden (denying), 73% discouraged or no policy (ambiguous), 0% encouraged or supportive (supportive). We score this country therefore as ambiguous.
This report is based on one respondent, who based filled out the checklist in November 2013.
Relevant Conventions
| Convention against Discrimination in Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession | |
| Convention on Technical and Vocational Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession | |
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | not signed | signed | ratified | succession | 2001 |
| Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women | not signed | signed | ratified | succession | 1980 |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child | not signed | signed | ratified | succession | 1992 |
Links to interesting articles
- China multimedia sector bans portrayal of homosexuality (June 2017)
- Second China National LGBT Community Leader Conference (August 2013)
- GALE strategic workshop in China (May 2013)
- China Central Television states Homosexuality is not a disease (May 2013)
- China's first gay pageant gives glimpse of new acceptance (Guardian.do.uk, January 2009, article on changing attitudes towards homosexuality in China).
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