StepOneistoformapublicconsensusagainstpersecutionandviolenceagainsthomosexuals.Assumingthatmanyorevenmostpeopledonotlikegaypeopleorfindthemmysterious，reformerscanstillarguethatthisminorityisnotcausingsocialharmandthatstateresourcesmustbedeployedagainstpersonswhoareharmingothers.Accordingly，thegovernmentshouldrepeallawsmakingprivatehomosexualactivitybetweenconsentingadultsacrimeandshouldmakesurethatgenerallawsagainstpublicdisorderandlewdnessnotbeappliedinwaysthattargetminorities.Thiscanbeaccomplishedquietlythroughadministrativeeducationandrules.
StepTwoshouldproceedatthelocallevelandshouldaffordmoreaffirmativesupportforthehomosexualminority.ShanghaiandothercommunitieswithinthePeople’sRepublicalreadycontaincoloniesoflesbiansandgaymen，someofwhomareformingfamilies.Localgovernmentsaswellascommunitygroupsintheseareasshouldfamiliarizethemselveswiththesecitizens.Familiaritywillengenderunderstanding，whichwillfacilitategreatersupportforfairtreatment.Officialsandprivateleaderscaninstituteinformalpoliciesthatofferlesbiansandgaymenfairtreatmentintheworkplace，monitorharassmentandviolenceagainstthesepeople，andevenrecognizetheirrelationshipswithoneanotherandwithchildrentheywanttoraise.TheprocessesinStepTwomightengagecommunitiesforyears，perhapsevendecades.Asmoregaypeoplerevealthemselves，morecommunitieswilljointhiskindofdialogue.
StepThreewouldproceedatbothnationalandlocallevelsandwouldrepresentmovement，attheappropriatetime，towardfullyequaltreatmentoflesbiansandgaymenbythestate.Theprimarynationalreformwouldbeadirectiveorstatuteprohibitingsexualorientationdiscriminationbyprivateemployers，restaurantsandotherpublicaccommodations，andapartmenthouses.Thisisanimportantstep，andgovernmentsusuallytakethisstepearlierthanothernationalreforms.Thisisimportant，becauseitwouldsendamessagethatgovernmentsdisapprovesofanti-gaydiscriminationandconsidersitasocialproblem.Atsomepoint，laterintime，eitherthenationalorlocalgovernmentneedstorecognizerelationshipsbetweenadultsofthesamesexandaccordthemtherightsanddutiesofdifferent-sexmarriage.InWesterncountries，same-sexmarriageisusuallythelastequalityrightbestowedonlesbianandgaycitizens（Waaldijk，2001）.
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China-Sexuality，DiversityandHIV/AIDS
ByMichaelKirby
PERSPECTIVESOFSEXUALITY
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