Tongqi ("tongCHEE", ) is the neologism for Chinese women who have married gay men. Similarly, tongfu ("tongFOO", ) is the corresponding neologism for Chinese men who have married lesbian women. Liu Dalin, among the first sexologists in mainland China, estimated that 90% of gay men in China marry a heterosexual woman. By comparison, 15–20% of gay men married women in the United States as of 2010. Sexologist and sociologist Li Yinhe believes there are 20 million male homosexuals in China, of whom 80% marry women.
Tongqi ("tongCHEE", ) is the neologism for Chinese women who have married gay men. Similarly, tongfu ("tongFOO", ) is the corresponding neologism for Chinese men who have married lesbian women. Liu Dalin, among the first sexologists in mainland China, estimated that 90% of gay men in China marry a heterosexual woman. By comparison, 15–20% of gay men married women in the United States as of 2010. Sexologist and sociologist Li Yinhe believes there are 20 million male homosexuals in China, of whom 80% marry women.
Gay Chinese men are under social pressure to marry and produce a male heir to continue the family line, as Confucian writers such as Mencius have placed a strong emphasis on this. Until 2016, the one-child policy put additional pressure on these gay Chinese men to pass down their family name. Women are also forced into these relationships due to the fear of becoming leftover women, and also face pressure to start a family.
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