China Central Television states Homosexuality is not a disease

In the southwestern city Chengdu, volunteers from "Les Chengdu" and "Tongle Chengdu", two prominent local LGBT groups, awed residents of the Sichuan capital by turning themselves into a flash mob at a downtown plaza. Taking the street by surprise, they danced to Kelly Clarkson's popular song Stronger. (Photo: Chengdu flash mob. Photo by Liang Siyu)

Activists said they felt encouraged when the communist party's official mouthpiece China Central Television published a Weibo (Chinese Facebook) post on Friday morning advocating respect for the LGBT community.

But the post was soon deleted without any explanation. This triggered instant anger and protest. Hours later, CCTV republished the old post with a revised title: Homosexuality is not a mental disease

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