http://www.beijing-kids.com/blog/tbjkids/Teens The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. xx http://www.beijing-kids.com/blog/beijingkids/2008/10/09/Youtube-Confessions <p>In this age of technology, it seems that teens navigating hormones and sexual orientation have found a way to avoid those awkward parent-teen conversations by communicating with parents via the internet. Check out this expat teen in Shanghai who used Skype to come out to his mom and shared his coming out experience with the rest of the world on youtube.com.</p> <p> <object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zeYUaRc-LKg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zeYUaRc-LKg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <p>Homosexuality has only been legal for 11 years in China, and while it's still a taboo topic for most Chinese people, it seems there is <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/10/content_399219.htm">growing tolerance for homosexuality in China</a> with the number of homosexuals in China exceeding five million. In 2001, China <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/mar/07/china.johngittings1">removed homosexuality from the list of psychiatric disorders</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.beijing-kids.com/blog/beijingkids/2008/10/09/Youtube-Confessions">read more</a></p> http://www.beijing-kids.com/blog/beijingkids/2008/10/09/Youtube-Confessions#comments Jessica Pan Learning Teens Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:25:27 +0800 beijingkids 7384 at http://www.beijing-kids.com