Beijing's gay scene comes out of the closet
Gay News Blog Jul 18 08BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Most weekend nights, long lines of hip young men wait for entry at a bar opposite the west gate of Beijing Workers Stadium, where a row of fancy dance clubs light up the night with flashing neon.
But here, another world awaits these men. It's the place to seeand be seen. The dim backlit letters spell out its name, Destination, reputedly Beijing's hottest gay club.
When owners Wang Qiang, "Edmund" Yang and their friends dreamed up Destination three years ago, they wanted to create a place for gays and lesbians to hang out "with dance music in tune with clubs in other major cities such as New York and London". Full story...
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