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Nov 22, 2006
Articles: Help-line for lesbians opens in Shanghai
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By vanrozenheim
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(BEIJING, CHINA) - Lesbians in Shanghai can get psychological help and support from a new hotline that opened this week, the first on the Chinese mainland dedicated to their concerns. Sponsored by a Hong Kong foundation, the free hotline is staffed by trained counselors who are also lesbian or "lala" as they known in Chinese. Many lesbians in China are pressured into marrying men and end up living miserable lives, said sociologist Li Yinhe.
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