May 27, 2005
Peking U. Bans Gay Film Festival
Peking University authorities banned a gay-and-lesbian film festival before it was to open on the campus, forcing organizers to move the event to another location.
The organizers, including the Peking University Film Association, independent directors, and gay activists, had applied for permission to hold the festival in a large hall on the campus last month. They told officials that the topic was AIDS education. If they had disclosed the real theme, university officials would never
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