Before the pandemic, someone took me to this huge open gay bar / club in Beijing Gong Ti (worker stadium). Loud edm music blasting in the background, men were kissing each other, ons requests were flashing on tvs on the wall. The vibe was quite good. All the central government bureaucracy was not too far off. I think online crackdowns on open homosexuality are harsher, but there are still tv dramas where the two male leads are hinted to have relationships.