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Simon Wang, the popular contestant of Mr. Gay China 2010 whose face swept over hundreds of papers and magazines last winter, was just in Paris recently. His fabulousness ( and gayness) was recorded and sent back to Gayographic so that we are looking at him posing naturally in the middle of street, possibly stopping traffic, literally.

Now that he is an internationally recognized gay celebrity, it must be hard to catch him for a drink. Next time you run into him, wherever it is, please take a snapshot and send it to info@gayographic.org as well.

Courtesy of DNA

by Shuk-Wah Chung

On January 15, less than an hour before show time, Beijing police shut down what would have been the first Mr Gay China event. As an act of censorship it failed, attracting attention from around the world. Two weeks later Xiaodai Muyi, representing China, came fourth in the Mr Gay World finals in Oslo. But how much does all this international attention really mean for the gay rights movement in China? Shuk-Wah Chung reports from Beijing.

By EDWARD WONG
Courtesy of The New York Times

A 25-year-old Muslim man from China was the third runner-up in the Worldwide Mr. Gay pageant, which ended Sunday in Oslo. The man, who is known publicly by his nickname, Xiao Dai, entered the contest despite the fact that Chinese authorities last month canceled Mr. Gay China, a smaller pageant in Beijing that would have been the first of its kind. After the cancellation, contestants and organizers quietly selected Xiao Dai to represent China in Oslo.

Courtesy of AFP

BEIJING — A Chinese contestant at an international gay pageant at the weekend said Wednesday he was scared of returning to his hometown, after police shut down a similar event in China.

Xiao Dai, 25, who runs an AIDS prevention organisation in Urumqi, the capital of China’s restive Xinjiang region, returned from Norway — where the global contest took place — on Tuesday after coming fourth out of 24.

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OSLO — A South African man has won the 2010 Mr Gay World pageant, beating rivals from Australia, Hong Kong, China and Spain, the organisers said on Sunday.

Charl Van den Berg, 28, who runs a restaurant in Cape Town, won after four days of competition finished with a walk down a fashion runaway in an Oslo nightclub dressed in skimpy swimwear and various costumes.

Source: Global Times
By Lin Meilian

The abrupt cancellation of the first Mr Gay China contest has not discouraged one of the contestants, Xiadai Muyi, from pushing forward in his quest to be the proud face of gays in China.

The contestant, also known as Andrew, landed in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday for the Mr Gay World pageant, which includes 31 participants from five continents and the show will be held on Sunday, Valentine’s Day.

By EDWARD WONG

BEIJING — He is 25, Muslim and comes from a part of China recently known for deadly ethnic rioting. This weekend, he is competing for the title of Worldwide Mr. Gay.

As with all such endeavors in China, the journey has been long and winding.

The Chinese delegate at Worldwide Mr. Gay was supposed to have been the winner of Mr. Gay China, a pageant originally set for Jan. 15 in central Beijing. But at the last minute, the Chinese authorities shut down the show, saying the organizers did not have the right permits.

Day 1, Feb 9th, 2010

It was the first day of my trip. I have surprisingly found that jetlag has had no effect on me. It might have to do with my reversed day and night schedule back in China. It has been a long day. Although I have gotten used to traveling on the road, the long flight and waiting have exhausted me. When the plane landed in Oslo, it was 23:12 local time, 6 AM in Beijing. As soon as I stepped out of the airport, a group of reporters swarmed towards me. I had anticipated such scene but still felt at a loss seeing them coming. I have seen many hotties at the competition. Well, now it’s time to get to know everybody.

More Photos：http://www.gayographic.org/mgc/candidate_en.htm

Courtesy of Chinalogue, BONLIVE Network

Recently Ben Zhang, Gayographic’s founder and director, and Emilio, one of our eight Mr. Gay China contestants, were invited to a talk show, Chinalogue to speak their minds about homosexuality in China.

A few things people might not know about the show:

1. Ben was wearing Emilio’s T-shirt because the network staff found Ben’s purple sweater too “gay” for their topic;

2. Emilio talked about how/when/why he shared the bed with his ex-boyfriend at his father’s house at the end of the show but you might

By Michael Gold

In tune with the classic melody “Swanee River”, more than 30 young Chinese gay men sing in delicate harmony with one another, huddled in a circle in a small recreation center in an office tower in western Beijing. After a few refrains, they break into laughter and rapturous applause, finally turning their attention on one of their members’ solo attempts at traditional Beijing Opera.

Displaced from their usual friends, family, peers and coworkers, they have come to the Beijing LGBT Center to sing to their hearts’ content, but also to find a sense of belonging, a place where they can be themselves amidst the frequent difficulties and confusion of trying to become part of a vibrant gay community in Beijing.