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In the dark, tightly packed urban villages of a South China industrial zone, Garden Park is an oasis for rural migrant homosexual men like Meilan. They come to relax, chat, or cruise for sex in nearby trees or public toilets.
One of the top nights Meilan ever spent at Garden Park was an ordinary evening in the middle of autumn. Around one hundred gay men — many of them migrant workers who lived nearby — were sitting on the handrails of a rock bridge, looking down at the false lake below; some had brought traditional mooncakes and other snacks to contribute with friends in the moonlight. One brought along a Bluetooth speaker and played music for people to twirl to. “It was my favorite period in the park,” he recalled. “It was so lively. Hundreds of our people were laughing and chatting under the moon until midnight.”
Meilan first started visiting Garden Park seven years ago, not long after he migrated to the city from the countryside. He was drawn in by the move team performing by the park’s front gate. “Back then, the first two lines of the park dance team were ‘sissy’ (niang) young men,” he said. “I knew immediately this is where I belong.”
Soon, Meilan joined the gay community m
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