Chinese state media has not mentioned the wife of Iceland’s prime minister Johanna Sigurdardottir during her official state visit.

Sigurdardottir is in Beijing for talks on a trade agreement between the most populous country in the world and the tiny island nation of 320,000 people. She is accompanied by her wife of 13 years Jonina Leosdottir, but China’s media has not mentioned her by name or published photographs of her.

China has not traditionally had a First Lady culture, but there are signs that could be changing with several public appearances of Peng Liyuan, wife of the new President Xi Jinping.

Xi will meet with Sigurdardottir later this week and China’s LGBT community are hoping that Peng and Leosdottir will join them for a photo opportunity, International Business Times reports.

PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) China sent the couple an invitation to meet with them, but Sigurdardottir turned down the offer due to her busy schedule.

The LGBT rights group were not offended, as they believe the Icelandic couple’s visit alone makes progress for the movement. ‘Their official visit will be a real-life lesson in equal rights taught to our state leaders,’ PFLAG China director Ah Qiang said.