Gay Man Said to Sue Baidu, Clinic over 'Conversion Therapy' Ads

(Beijing) – A gay rights group says that a court in the capital agreed on May 14 to hear a lawsuit a gay man filed against search engine Baidu Inc. and a clinic over ads they claimed they could make him heterosexual.

Caixin has seen a document the court in Beijing's Haidian District issued saying it will hear the case if the man pays a 75 yuan fee within seven days. Baidu's headquarters are in Haidian.