- Qiao Qiao
Qiao Qiao (Chinese: ; born c.
1980 ) is a 28-year-old Chinesesinger .The first openly
lesbian [ [http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1749&viewarticle=1 China singer releases first lesbian song] ] artist in China, she released her first single, called "Ai Bu Fen" (爱不分), which translates as "Love does not discriminate", in 2006. A video clip for the song showed twoballerina s in love, but social conventions would not allow them to kiss. The government "made no effort to suppress the song".cite news
url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18468132_ITM
title=China girl: Qiao Qiao appreciation
date=September 12 2006
publisher=The Advocate
accessdate=2008-04-15] She runs a bar inBeijing that hosts a women's night on Saturdays.She was the first guest on "Tong Xing Xiang Lian" ("Gay Connections") [cite news
url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21512984-5003402,00.html
title=China opens first online gay chat show
date=April 5 2007
publisher=The Courier-Mail
accessdate=2008-04-15] , a one-hour video webcast that debuted in 2007 on PhoenixTV.com. [cite news
url=http://en.ce.cn/Life/trend/200704/09/t20070409_10975095.shtml
title=Gay TV show debuts online
work=Kaleidoscope
date=April 9 2007
publisher=China Economic Net
accessdate=2008-04-15]References
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