Profile of China-based Blued, one of the largest gay dating apps in the world, which has succeeded by navigating complex rules while staying clear of activism
Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for L.G.B.T.Q. China … Tweets: @chengela , @yilingliu95 , @anne_mariebrady , @bradryan , @piranhargj , @cam4_gay , @nathanattrill , @ntyoung , and @jchengwsj Tweets: Angela Chen / @chengela : “The company's slogan, 'He's Right Next Door,' embodies its ethos: to bring together gay men from all segments of Chinese society into one digital ecosystem.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Yi-Ling Liu / @yilingliu95 : I wrote for the @NYTmag about the Chinese company Blued, one of the largest gay social networking apps in the world, the rise of the Chinese internet economy, and the challenges and limitations faced by China's LGBT movement. @nyu_journalism https://www.nytimes.com/... Professor Anne-Marie Brady / @anne_mariebrady : This has to be one of the best pieces of journalism I've read in a long time. Kudos to @yilingliu95 @nytimes for conveying the complexity of same sex love in modern China. The article was scholarly, but not wordy. Used stories to inform. https://www.nytimes.com/... Brad Ryan / @bradryan : “Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for L.G.B.T.Q. China — bringing together a minority community without activism.” Fascinating read from @NYTmag https://www.nytimes.com/... Richard G. Johnson / @piranhargj : This is interesting and positive compared to what's going on in Russia: How a Dating App Helped a Generation of Chinese Come Out of the Closet https://www.nytimes.com/... @cam4_gay : ‘The problem with being gay in China is that as long as you keep your sexual orientation private, you are fine. But you cannot receive public respect and recognition.’ 🇨🇳 🌈 @yilingliu95 | @nytimes @WeChatApp @Grindr @blued #ShanghaiPride https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... @nathanattrill : China is home to an L.G.B.T.Q. population larger than all of France, around 70 million people. But according to a United Nations estimate, less than 5 percent of gay Chinese choose to come out. https://www.nytimes.com/... Nick Young / @ntyoung : Fantastic story by @yilingliu95 on China's largest gay dating app and its adept navigation of Chinese government bureaucracy. Blued has raised LGBTQ visibility and cultivated a minority community while avoiding any kind of explicit activism for gay rights.https://www.nytimes.com/ ... Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : “China is home to an L.G.B.T.Q. population larger than all of France, around 70 million people...But according to a United Nations estimate, less than 5 percent of gay Chinese choose to come out.” @yilingliu95 https://www.nytimes.com/...