Coming out can be tricky in China, a country where traditional family values are strongly ingrained and pressure to marry and have a child is unrelenting.

Many Chinese people say they still don't have any gay people in their immediate circle, but knowledge of gay issues is growing, thanks in part to efforts from groups like PFLAG China—which was set up in 2008 and is modeled on the U.S advocacy group whose acronym stands for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

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