In mid-June, more than 1,000 Chinese members of the LGBT community and their family members embarked on a five-day holiday cruise making a round trip from China’s southern city of Shenzhen to Vietnam. Organised under the slogan “Be Yourself”, the cruise was described as a trip “without closets”. On board, passengers were able to take part in workshops and sharing sessions meant to help members of sexual minority groups better connect with parents who often struggle to accept their children…
