Meet Duan and Tao, two gay men who were married in the US in 2015.

They live in Shanghai with Tao's mother, He Fenglan.

It took a while for her to accept her son and son-in-law — but she’s now done so fully.

Homosexuality is not illegal in China, but nor is it widely accepted.

Although there’s growing awareness and support in cities, most Chinese LGBT citizens still live closeted lives.

According to a United Nation Development Program survey published in 2016, only 5% of China’s LGBTI people have disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity outside their families.

Same-sex marriage

China embraced gay ‘marriage’ centuries ago – until the West perverted history