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China Luxury Advisors
Director of China Luxury Advisors, a consulting group working with the seven Chinese same-sex couples
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Charlie Gu
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FROM Charlie Gu
Which Way, L.A.?
Seven Chinese Same-Sex Couples to Wed in West Hollywood China has decriminalized being gay or lesbian, but same-sex marriage is not allowed. Now seven couples — six gay, one lesbian — have arrived in West Hollywood to be married by Mayor Lindsey Horvath, after competing in the online marketplace Taobao, owned by China’s biggest Internet commerce company, Alibaba. Charlie Gu is the local coordinator.
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