A new term has become popular recently among Chinese Internet users: "naked marriage". And no, this isn't a kinky new trend. In fact it refers to people who go against the grain here in China and get married before they own things like a car or house and without all the trappings of a full on marriage ceremony. These couples are happy simply with a photo of the two of them and a marriage certificate.
The trend has caused a lot of debate here in China, where owning a house and a car are seen by many as prerequisites to marriage. The China Youth Daily website has carried out a poll on this subject, asking people whether or not they support the idea of a naked marriage.
Traditional Chinese culture has a lot of differences from western culture, so personally I don’t think gay marriage can be permitted by our law. Maybe Americans can accept gay marriage, but we Chinese have quite a solid traditional culture which tells us men and women are very different. I can’t even imagine what would happen if gay marriage were permitted in China. It might be permitted by Chinese law in the future, but there would be a lot of controversy.
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Today David Moser invites guests to the debate gay marriage in China. Will China follow other countries in allowing gays to marry? Or does China's traditional culture make such a possibility remote?