A man from Northeast China born in the 60s, tearfully saying goodbye to my first boyfriend in Korla
Brother Zhang was a pioneer of his time; he came out to his family in 1993, a period when homosexuality in China was still considered a criminal offense under the "hooliganism" law and categorized as a mental illness. His courage stemmed from his boyfriend in Korla, whom he met while doing business in Xinjiang. They lived together for three years, believing they had a future, until one day, his boyfriend told him that he was getting married.