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Ausma Bernot, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Charles Sturt University

The Chinese government claims LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination. Our interviews with 26 activists tell another story

Ausma Bernot

In China, LGBTQ+ activists and groups are consistently targeted by authorities and tech platforms. This is done digitally through computer algorithms, and physically by law enforcement and state security personnel trying to constrain their work.

For these people, living under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and government means being severely limited in any activities their organisations undertake.

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