Booklet tells parents to 'prevent' homosexuality_美文

Booklet tells parents to 'prevent' homosexuality

He said Hangzhou's sex-education booklet is not unique in China, and many teaching materials contain wrong information about gay people.

"The editor of the book, who is also a well-known educator from Zhejiang province, shouldn't use her profile as a specialist in the field of sex education to broadcast false information about homosexuality," Hu said, adding that more than 18 family members with gay relatives had contacted him wanting to join a protest about the booklet.

Fan Xiyun, 56, of Fujian province's Nanping, is one of them. Her 24-year-old son, Zhang Lingxuan, revealed his homosexuality last year.

"I've got no idea how much he has gone through all these years, especially in high school – he was beaten by boys at the school, but the school didn't punish those who should be punished and expelled my son," she said. "I blame all of these problems on the current educational system."

Han Siping, chief editor of the book., said, "In my opinion, we should delete all chapters about homosexuality if it's too controversial."

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Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.