LGBT censorshipHomosexuality is not illegal in China and the authorities removed it from the official list of mental disorders in 2001. But in recent years, the government under President Xi Jinping has taken an increasingly hardline stance on LGBT rights, banning portrayal of same-sex relationships on television and online. Some of Buttigieg's Chinese fans, however, wish to see the spotlight on his sexuality stay on so that China's leaders would eventually be forced to face up to a topic that they have long shunned publicly. "I think Americans electing a gay President would have a great impact on their mentality, with all the news coverage opening a conversation on the subject." "Being a gay President could be a double-edged sword," he cautioned.

Source: CNN April 15, 2019 08:14 UTC