Hooliganism 101

This fall, Fudan University in Shanghai is offering China's first college class on homosexuality, Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Studies. From the sound of things, its arrival isn't a minute too soon:

"Less than a decade ago, homosexuality was still included under the heading of hooliganism in China's criminal code, and it was only in 2001 that the Chinese Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses."

(Full article in The New York Times)