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15 Aug 2013

90-year-old Chinese grandmother supports gay grandson in video

A 1-minute video recorded by a 90-year-old grandmother in China in support of her gay grandson has gone viral internationally.

Produced by Guangzhou-based Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) China, a 1-minute video featuring a 90-year-old grandmother has made the gay headlines this week.

In the video, she is seen holding a placard that support the legalisation of same-sex marriage. The grandmother said in the Fuzhou dialect: "I am 90 years old. My grandson is gay. He is filial and sensible. I love him very much. I hope he will find a boyfriend and live a happy life. And I hope our government supports him.”

According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, the grandson is a 28-year old engineer in the southeastern city of Fuzhou who came out to his parents last year. His elderly grandmother however turned out to be more supportive of him than his parents.

“She even tried to calm my parents – who were less accepting in the beginning – and asked them to take it easy,” said the unnamed grandson in the Post. “She did it out of simple love.”

Ah Qiang, the Executive Director of PFLAG China which produced the video, said many Chinese parents he has encountered have been adamant advocates of same-sex marriage.

“Parents seem to care equal marriage rights even more than their children,” he was quoted as saying in the Post. “They believe their children will better take care of the spouses if they are legally married.”

In February, more than 100 parents of gays and lesbians in China wrote an open letter to delegates of China’s National People’s Congress demanding marriage equality for their children.

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讀者回應

1. 2013-08-15 14:19  
brilliant... and so uplifting... go Grandma, you rock
2. 2013-08-15 14:34  
Absolutely agree, #1. This is truly inspiring and brings to mind the paradox in so-called First World societies where homophobic paranoia seems more pronounced than in their counterparts in emerging economies such as China.
3. 2013-08-16 00:09  
Very inspiring indeed. :)
4. 2013-08-16 00:40  
There is hope my brothers and sisters......Good story
5. 2013-08-16 02:56  
well don't know if I'd go quite that far #2 ... support is still stronger in the so-called First World. Statistics strongly bear that out.
6. 2013-08-16 04:01  
That's actually quite a sweet gesture, since we're on the subject now let's talk about China's human rights...
7. 2013-08-16 06:33  
like it
8. 2013-08-16 08:34  
Nice guesture from gran ... but hardly worth mentioning. I found about it from the foreign european press so went to check it out .. 536 viewing yesterday hardly could be classified as viral ... compare to some idiots driving without hands on the steering wheel which is viewed by thousands it is in some promile category.
On the other hand ... what is being tried to achieve here ?? Youtube is banned in China so it can only be watched outside ... I am not accusing Fridae of sensationalism but .....
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9. 2013-08-16 08:38  
touching heart grandma
10. 2013-08-16 10:05  
She has the wisdom
11. 2013-08-16 14:31  
I wish I had a grandma like her :(
12. 2013-08-16 14:48  
8#, it doesn't show on Youtube but it shows on Sohu in China, millions of Chinese people can see the video. That one on Youtube only copied from Sohu.
13. 2013-08-16 14:48  
8#, it doesn't show on Youtube but it shows on Sohu in China, millions of Chinese people can see the video. That one on Youtube only copied from Sohu.
14. 2013-08-16 17:37  
What dialect is she speaking?
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16. 2013-08-16 20:35  
14. Xiongl it's Foochow
17. 2013-08-16 21:58  
Good move, grandma! An interesting thing to do. I mean, Lots of family members support and accept your sexuality - but few ever publicly say so; most people (like my lovely, wonderful Irish mammy!) are fine, and quietly just accept you as who and What you are - but don't necessarily want the neighbours to know! So, that's cool that Grandma there made such a public endorsement...
18. 2013-08-16 22:34  
Grandma got swag.
19. 2013-08-17 00:47  
Grandma will live for another 90 years!
20. 2013-08-17 11:08  
She has a sweet and fearless heart! Wish there were more like her for a better world.
21. 2013-08-17 23:24  
Grandma is not 90 years OLD, she is 90 years ADVANCE. And I wish her another 90 years to propagate love and understanding.
22. 2013-08-18 20:02  
What a wonderful and loving Grandmother. Let's hope people see and feel her acceptance and take a leaf from her book.
23. 2013-08-18 20:02  
What a wonderful and loving Grandmother. Let's hope people see and feel her acceptance and take a leaf from her book.

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