Millions of wives wed to gay men: expert
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="homosexual">homosexual</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span>.</p><p><span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Bei">Bei</span>-<span word="chuan">chuan</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Qingdao">Qingdao</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homosexual">homosexual</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conform">conform</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="an">an</span>, <span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="silently">silently</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gays">gays</span>' <span word="wives">wives</span>", <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> 1,200 <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empowers">empowers</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Zi">Zi</span> (<span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span>), <span word="a">a</span> 27-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heterosexual">heterosexual</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="majoring">majoring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="village">village</span> .</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="honestly">honestly</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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