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Yunnan government blows ¥120,000 to open "gay bar" in Dali... minus the drinks!

As we told you two times already, today is World Aids Day, and Yunnan officials have blown our minds with their uncanny ability to think outside the box in a move that promises to redefine "socialism with Chinese characteristics" — they've spent... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Dec 01 2009

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09 Feb 08 visit dari in china  »  YouTube videoNorthwestern of Kunming, Dali had been the political and trade center of Yunnan for five centuries when Yunnan governed itself.
29 Nov 09 visit Dali battles AIDS in gay bar  »  Shanghai Daily A GAY bar funded by a government health bureau will open in Dali, Yunnan Province, tomorrow on World AIDS Day to promote peer education on reducing AIDS transmission. The Dali City Health Bureau has invested 120,000...
02 Dec 09 visit Nobody wanted to go to the gay bar  »  Shanghaiist So we're a little confused. When we first found out about the new government-sponsored gay bar in Dali, Yunnan, it was supposed to open on World AIDS day. Then reports everywhere said the gay bar was a no go. But today, according to China Daily, the gay...
03 Sep 09 visit Dali-Lijiang railway to be completed in October  »  People's Daily Train tracks have been laid between Dali and Lijiang, two cities in Southwest China's Yunnan province, yunnan.cn, a Yunnan-based news portal reported today. The tracks are a part of a larger rail line that will eventually run from Yunnan to Tibet...
01 Dec 09 visit Gay bar forced to close  »  Shanghai Daily DISCRIMINATION against homosexuals and AIDS patients has aborted China's first government-funded gay bar in Dali, in the southwestern Yunnan Province. The bar, with financial backing from the Dali City Health...
02 Dec 09 visit Official gay bar delays opening due to public  »  People's Daily An officially-designated gay bar in Dali, southwestern Yunnan Province was supposed to open Tuesday on World AIDS Day, but it was delayed due to public pressure, according to its manager Zhang Jianbo. "The bar will open, but maybe later. We are under...

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