A space for gay men to safely question sexuality and sexual health is rare in China. Sex-education textbooks surveyed by an LGBT student advocacy group points to misinformation and perpetuation of socially misconstrued taboos and anti-gay discrimination.
Syphilis cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) have more than doubled from 5% in 2005 to 12.5% in 2011 while the annual prevalence of HIV also rose "significantly" from 24.5% in 2005 to 29.4% in 2011 among MSM.