In 2015, Condé Nast Traveler described Beijing's LGBTQ scene as "under-the-radar yet energized".
The city hosts the Beijing Queer Film Festival. Gay bars include Adam's, Destination, Funky, Kai Bar, Red Dog, and The Rabbit; the cocktail bar Más is considered LGBT-friendly. Chill Bar has a monthly lesbian party, and the Beijing Lesbian Center started a lesbian salon in 2004.
The Beijing Queer Chorus is the first public LGBTQ chorus in mainland China. It was established in 2008 as the Shining Jazz Chorus and changed its name to the Beijing Queer Chorus in 2014.
See also Beijing LGBT Center Homosexuality in China Transgender in China
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