China Fans Barred From Wearing Rainbows at Gay-Friendly Show

  • Concert-goers say security guards prevented rainbow outfits
  • Taiwanese pop star A-Mei is widely known for LGBTQ advocacy
Chang Hui-mei performs in 2016 in Guangzhou.Photographer: Visual China Group/Getty Images
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Beijing concert-goers say they were prevented from displaying rainbow imagery at a pop singer’s performance on Saturday, in a sign of increasing tightening on LGBTQ expression in China.

Fans attending a concert by Taiwanese singer Chang Hui-mei — better known by her stage name A-Mei — say they were prevented from wearing shirts with rainbows on them inside the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, according to participants who posted about the incident on social media.