University in Shanghai to Offer China’s First Program in Gay Culture
SHANGHAI, China
A university in Shanghai is offering China’s first class on homosexuality and gay culture, and several hundred students have applied for the 100 openings, a professor in charge of the course said this week.
Professor Sun Zhongxin, one of the course’s instructors at prestigious Fudan University, said its introduction resulted from strong interest among undergraduates.
“I used to teach Gender Study for undergraduates and found they were very interested in the topic of homosexuality,” Sun said.
The class is full but “more students are still applying,” Sun said.
The course aims to break down widespread ignorance and prejudice against gays in China, another instructor, Gao Yanning, was quoted as saying by the Shanghai Daily newspaper.
