1st Beijing Gay&Lesbian Film Festival

“The form of love is just like the way we use our hands: most people prefer their right hands －as men loves women ; but some of them were born left-handers, just like a man falls in love with another man and two women are in love.”    Dr Li Yinhe, sociologist

The 1^st Beijing Gay & Lesbian Film Festival was held on 14^th December 2001 in the library of Peking University. 

This is the first great celebration in the history of China’s gay & lesbian films. All Chinese gay & lesbian fiction films, which were independently produced, are included in this film festival, namely: East Palace West Palace （1996), Nan Nan Nu Nu (1999), Fish and Elephant (2000), Lan Yu (2001) and The Old Testament (2001).

Group photograph for 1st Chinese Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Beijing University, 2001

Shi Tou, artist and filmmaker, director Dyke March (2004), Beijing University, 2001

Cui Zi’en, writer, screenwriter, Men and Women (1999), director Enter the Clowns (2002), Queer Cinema “ Comrade” China (2009) , Beijing University, 2001

Shi Tou and friends, reception for 1st Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Beijing University, 2001

Shi Tou and friend, reception for 1st Chinese Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 2001

Cui Zi’en and friends, reception for 1st Chinese Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 2001

University students at reception for 1st Chinese Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Beijing University, 2001