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This photo taken on November 27, 2020 shows Matthew, who requested use of his first name only and runs the NGO Chengdu Rainbow, at the office in Chengdu, the capital of southwest Sichuan province. - Far from the administrative glare of Beijing, the cosmopolitan southwestern city Chengdu, dubbed "Gaydu" by Chinese millennials, has long cherished its reputation as a safe haven for a LGBTQ community which faces widespread stigma and harassment elsewhere in the country. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-social-gender-rights-LGBTQ,FOCUS by Helen Roxburgh (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

This photo taken on November 27, 2020 shows Matthew, who requested use of his first name only and runs the NGO Chengdu Rainbow, at the office in Chengdu, the capital of southwest Sichuan province. - Far from the administrative glare of Beijing, the cosmopolitan southwestern city Chengdu, dubbed "Gaydu" by Chinese millennials, has long cherished its reputation as a safe haven for a LGBTQ community which faces widespread stigma and harassment elsewhere in the country. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-social-gender-rights-LGBTQ,FOCUS by Helen Roxburgh (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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