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This picture taken on April 23, 2016, shows Yu Xiaoyang (2nd R) - who uses the stage name Xiao Bai meaning "Little White" - holding his third place trophy after the final of Big Queen, a cross-dressing contest in the Icon Club in Shanghai. In a bouffant blonde wig and outsize eyelashes, Yu Xiaoyang flamboyantly parades across a Shanghai stage, his fake breasts filling his skintight golden jumpsuit. Yu was among 20 contestants taking part in a cross-dressing competition in China's commercial hub. the contry only decriminalised homosexuality in 1997 and discrimination is common, although tolerance is greater in major cities, and the Shanghai Pride group mounts an annual series of events for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and their supporters. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on April 23, 2016, shows Yu Xiaoyang (2nd R) - who uses the stage name Xiao Bai meaning "Little White" - holding his third place trophy after the final of Big Queen, a cross-dressing contest in the Icon Club in Shanghai. In a bouffant blonde wig and outsize eyelashes, Yu Xiaoyang flamboyantly parades across a Shanghai stage, his fake breasts filling his skintight golden jumpsuit. Yu was among 20 contestants taking part in a cross-dressing competition in China's commercial hub. the contry only decriminalised homosexuality in 1997 and discrimination is common, although tolerance is greater in major cities, and the Shanghai Pride group mounts an annual series of events for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and their supporters. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
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