Sex Expert’s Secret Is Out, and China’s Open to It

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BEIJING — Li Yinhe, China’s leading advocate of freewheeling sexuality, has been shocking this outwardly prudish nation for three decades.

An American-trained sociologist, she promotes one-night stands, sings the praises of sadomasochist sex and has called on the government to decriminalize pornography. She is also a hero to gay and lesbian Chinese, having for years pushed a same-sex marriage bill in China’s legislature despite little chance of passage.

But in December, Professor Li, 63, who recently retired from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, reluctantly moved the nation to the threshold of a new frontier: transgender love.

After a blogger accused her of being a closeted lesbian, Professor Li shot back with a blog post announcing that her partner of 17 years, although born a woman, is a transgender man.

“I am a heterosexual woman who has fallen in love with a transsexual person,” wrote Professor Li, who was married to Wang Xiaobo, a well-known Chinese novelist, until his death in 1997. “I treat him as a man.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/world/asia/chinese-advocate-of-sexuality-opens-door-into-her-own-private-life.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0

[Lithos]

1. ok...

This shouldn't be a big deal...

L-

[djean111]

2. I know. I honestly do not know why the idea and reality of transgendered people upsets others.

How on earth does that affect anyone but their partners? It does not make any sense to me whatsoever.
Of course, I still am mystified why anyone cares if other people are gay. There is no logic to it.

[Amimnoch]

3. What a fascinating Professor. She sounds like someone I'd love to meet.

I absolutely love her matter of fact, totally non apologetic manner of addressing the blogger.