China’s First Clinic for Transgender Kids Opens in Shanghai

The clinic opened at a time when the Communist Party has been cracking down on LGBTQ activists.

Rainbow flag of the Pride movement in London, United Kingdom. The rainbow flag, commonly the gay pride flag and sometimes the LGBT pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements. It has been in use since the 1970s. (photo by Mike Kemp/In PIctures via Getty Images) — Rainbow flag of the Pride movement in London, United Kingdom. The rainbow flag, commonly the gay pride flag and sometimes the LGBT pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements. It has been in use since the 1970s. (photo by Mike Kemp/In PIctures via Getty Images)Photographer: Mike Kemp/In Pictures

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By Colum Murphy

November 11, 2021 at 11:02 AM UTC

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China’s first clinic for transgender kids opened in Shanghai recently, to the applause — and slight confusion — of the country’s LGBTQ activists.