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'''Qiao Qiao''' ({{zh|s=[[wikt:乔|乔]][[wikt:乔|乔]]|p=Qiáo Qiáo}}; born c. 1980) is a [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] [[singer]].
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'''Qiao Qiao''' ({{zh|s=[[wikt:乔|乔]] [[wikt:乔|乔]]|p=Qiáo Qiáo}}; born c. 1980) is a Chinese singer.


The first openly [[lesbian]]<ref>[http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1749&viewarticle=1 China singer releases first lesbian song] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235804/http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1749&viewarticle=1 |date=September 26, 2007 }}</ref> artist in [[People's Republic of China|China]], she released her first single called "Ai Bu Fen" (爱不分), which translates as "Love does not discriminate", in 2006. A video clip for the song showed two [[ballerina]]s in love, but social conventions would not allow them to kiss. The government "made no effort to suppress the song".<ref name="Advocate">{{cite news
The first openly lesbian<ref>[http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1749&viewarticle=1 China singer releases first lesbian song] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235804/http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1749&viewarticle=1 |date=September 26, 2007 }}</ref> artist in [[People's Republic of China|China]], she released her first single called "Ai Bu Fen" (爱不分), which translates as "Love does not discriminate", in 2006. A video clip for the song showed two [[ballerina]]s in love, but social conventions would not allow them to kiss. The government "made no effort to suppress the song".<ref name="Advocate">{{cite news
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|title=China girl: Qiao Qiao appreciation
|title=China girl: Qiao Qiao appreciation
|date=September 12, 2006
|date=September 12, 2006
|publisher=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]
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|accessdate=2008-04-15}}</ref> She runs a bar in [[Beijing]] that hosts a women's night on Saturdays.<ref name="Advocate"/>

In 2000, she opened the first lesbian bar in China (located in Beijing), Maple Bar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newurbanquestion.ifou.org/proceedings/3%20The%20Urbanized%20Society/poster%20papers/B034_Teng_Jingru_Lesbian%20Spaces%20in%20Beijing.pdf |title=LESBIAN SPACES IN BEIJING|date=2009 |website= newurbanquestion.ifou.org|access-date=2020-10-03}}</ref>


She was the first guest on ''Tong Xing Xiang Lian'' (''Gay Connections''),<ref>{{cite news
She was the first guest on ''Tong Xing Xiang Lian'' (''Gay Connections''),<ref>{{cite news
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|title=China opens first online gay chat show
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|access-date=April 15, 2008}}</ref> a one-hour video webcast that debuted in 2007 on [[Phoenix Television|PhoenixTV.com]].<ref>{{cite news
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 25 September 2024

Qiao Qiao (Chinese: ; pinyin: Qiáo Qiáo; born c. 1980) is a Chinese singer.

The first openly lesbian[1] artist in China, she released her first single called "Ai Bu Fen" (爱不分), which translates as "Love does not discriminate", in 2006. A video clip for the song showed two ballerinas in love, but social conventions would not allow them to kiss. The government "made no effort to suppress the song".[2]

In 2000, she opened the first lesbian bar in China (located in Beijing), Maple Bar.[3]

She was the first guest on Tong Xing Xiang Lian (Gay Connections),[4] a one-hour video webcast that debuted in 2007 on PhoenixTV.com.[5]

References

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  1. ^ China singer releases first lesbian song Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "China girl: Qiao Qiao appreciation". The Advocate. September 12, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "LESBIAN SPACES IN BEIJING" (PDF). newurbanquestion.ifou.org. 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "China opens first online gay chat show". The Courier-Mail. April 5, 2007. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
  5. ^ "Gay TV show debuts online". Kaleidoscope. China Economic Net. April 9, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2008.