Gov't Orders Documentary about Gays, Lesbians Removed from Net

(Beijing) – A regulator's recent decision to remove a Chinese documentary about mothers and their gay and lesbian children from websites providing video content has prompted a lawyer to question the government's power to limit content involving gay themes.

Mama Rainbow, which was directed by Fan Popo and released in 2012, discusses the experiences that six mothers had with their gay and lesbian offspring. The documentary had been on major online video sites such as youkou.com and 56.com since 2012 and was viewed more than 100,000 times.