For ‘investigation’, university asks for LGBTQ+ students’ lists in China

In China, a well-known university seems to have asked its colleges to prepare lists of LGBTQ+ students and report on their “state of mind”, said an internal directive, which was published online on social media platforms.

Shanghai University has sparked an alarm among young people in the country.

Citing “relevant requirements”, the “Campus Survey” has asked colleges to “investigate [and] research” students identified as LGBTQ+.

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The information on the students’ state of mind and psychological condition, which includes social contacts, political stance and mental health status, was also requested by the university.

The “relevant requirements” referred in the survey were not explained.

Several students and activists alike have expressed concern and have also anticipated a possibility of a crackdown on these students after the information-gathering exercise.

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On Weibo, some legal experts also questioned whether this measure violates China’s new data privacy law.

Shanghai University is yet to give its take on the development, which has raised several eyebrows.

Several people have liked, shared and commented on the original Weibo post, which shared the directive. It also had a screenshot of the document. The original post has been removed.