In Cha, Gay Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman - Atlas Obscura

Contents:

• IN CHA, GAY MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN
• FOUR YEARS, TWO NTENTS: A GAY CHE UPLE'S JOURNEY FOR A SURROGATE SON
• CHE GAY WEDDG THAT PTIVATED THE NATN OM POLICE THREATS TO 'DOCTORS'

IN CHA, GAY MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN

Fay and iends were supportive of uple, but gay marriage do not enjoy legal regnn Cha. Watch the vio above to learn about the uple’s cise was anized by a Che NGO lled PFLAG Cha, which enurag fay support for gay upl.

Every year, hosts events, nsultatn ssns, and nferenc to enurage nversatns and unrstandg between gay upl and their fai. In Cha there’s been a surge xghun, varly translated as “operative marriage” or “marriage-for-show”—that is, weddgs between gay men and lbian women.

FOUR YEARS, TWO NTENTS: A GAY CHE UPLE'S JOURNEY FOR A SURROGATE SON

A young gay man Beijg says that right now probably 50 percent of gays choose xghun  orr to assiate to Cha’s nservative, fay-oriented society. When gay men marry lbian women, thgs n get plited. Recent stori the prs have featured two lbian upl livg together, wh four gay hbands off on the si.

Or married gay upl (as —a man and woman who are both gay) who have recently had a child but are still livg wh their rpective partners, and tryg to figure out what to tell their son as he gets olr.

CHE GAY WEDDG THAT PTIVATED THE NATN OM POLICE THREATS TO 'DOCTORS'

Nohels, thoands of gay men and women are tyg the knot., the earlit and most active webse for gay men and women to fd stand- spo, currently has over 380, 000 ers and claims to have matched nearly 20, 000 upl sce started 2005. While xghun is hardly ial, ’s an improvement om what’s already been gog on for centuri—gay men weddg heterosexual women and vice versa.