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Old photographs of Xiao Cao, a 57-year-old gay man, are on display at his home in Shanghai April 22, 2012. China's gay community has long been on the edges of society but it is gradually becoming more accepted. Cao, who is an unemployed drag queen, is one whose life lifts the curtain on a less romanticised view of Chinese homosexuals. Living in an eight-square-metre apartment behind a public toilet and with a monthly income of 500 yuan ($79) from social insurance, he passes his days dancing in public and spending time with friends at gay clubs. Picture taken April 22, 2012. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. ATTENTION EDITORS PICTURE 07 OF 28 OF PACKAGE 'GAY AND OUT IN CHINA' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'GAY OUT CHINA' Published: Čer. 1, 2012, 12:35 dop.

"Drag queen" je osoba, která se převléká a chová jako žena a účinkuje pro zábavu v různých představeních. Na fotografii jsou staré fotografie z Caova mládí. Visí na zdech jeho skromného příbytku a připomínají mu časy, kdy ho ještě tolik netížily existenční starosti. | Foto: Reuters