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Sixth Tone - "A group of women trying to raise awareness of LGBT rights by advertising their single, gay sons and daughters at Shanghai’s “marriage market” were forced to disperse after a heated confrontation with other parents and security personnel.The so-called “marriage market” at Shanghai’s centrally located People’s Park draws a large crowd of parents who post signs each weekend describing their children in an effort to find a suitable partner, but organizers among the parents of LGBT children said this Saturday marked the first time that parents with gay children tried to join them. The awareness-raising event was jointly organized by gay support group PFLAG and Rela, an app for lesbians, to coincide with May 20 — also known as 5.20 — often described as “Lover’s Day” in China. Despite some signs of increasing acceptance and tolerance toward LGBT people nationwide, the response in Shanghai showed resistance persists. After about one hour, police intervened and ordered the parents to leave the park. An administrative officer surnamed Li told Sixth Tone that their activity constituted an “advertising” event as they were also handing out educational flyers with company logos. Under Chinese law, all public events have to be registered with the police."