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A particularly provocative aspect of China’s censorship is the recent crackdown on media portraying same-sex relationships, notably the "Boys’ Love" genre, or Don Mei. Despite being authored and consumed primarily by women, these stories depicting male-male romance are under severe attack—writers face interrogation, arrest, and prosecution for producing what authorities label as obscene material. The government’s motivation appears to be a bid to reshape social attitudes, betting that removing such narratives may influence or suppress women’s views on love and gender equality.