Beijing LGBT advocacy group shut down amid crackdown under Xi

An advocacy group for sexual minorities in the Chinese capital was shut down recently amid stricter control by the government of Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Beijing viewing support for the LGBT community as part of Western values.The Beijing LGBT Center said in a statement Monday it will stop operating "due to uncontrollable pressure." Although the group was not the largest in the country, activists have said it was regarded as a symbol of the LGBT movement due to its location in the capital.The center established in 2008 had supported lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in…READ FULL ARTICLE