The impact of the Taiwanese LGBTQ movement in mainland China with a specific focus on the case of the “Chinese Lala Alliance” and “marriage equality in Chinese societies”

It is widely assumed that in the case of sexual minorities, such as LGBTQ, the Internet has helped to create globally shared communities, and, in particular, to forge links among various “Chinese” (huaren 華人) groups including those from mainland China (People’s Republic of China, PRC), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the huaren diaspora. The popularity of interactive communications systems, including new social network applications that are available to LGBTQ communities, represent dominant interactive features in cyberspace for communities on both sides of the Strait, offering a space for the exchange of concepts and ideologies. In addition, personal exchanges and visits made by LGBTQ-NGO members have also become a common feature of improved cross-Strait relations.