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X.Y., 63, a business owner in Linfen, China

“疫情这个坏事,在我们家反而成了好事了。[…]我就说,要不咱俩直接跟他说了吧, 择日不如撞日,反正因为疫情什么也干不成,还不如把这件事情给办了。[…] 我和姑娘一人拽着他一只手,我就跟他说,孩子是同性恋。老公一听见这三个字,眼泪立马就流出来了。”

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X.H., 32, a company employee in Jingzhou, China

“回家20天左右的时候,我意识到自己带的药可能不能坚持到疫情完全解除了。[…] 我还没有向家里出柜和坦白我生病的事情,所以我只能跟家人撒谎,说慢性鼻炎发作,比较严重,需要去取药,才出了门。”

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L., 19, a student in Dalian, China

“The onset of COVID-19 coincided with my grandpa’s cancer diagnosis. […] As schools shut down across the US, I was finally able to book a flight home. […] This year was a disaster. But some part in me was glad that the pandemic has brought me home to my family.”

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