The video recounts the experience of a male audience member dressed as a woman at a Chan Yichun concert in Chengdu on September 12, 2026. He was stopped by security personnel who deemed his attire
"freedom of personal dress."
When he started speaking, everyone knew he was a man. He was dressed in a completely feminine way and was denied entry when he went to a concert. This is certainly not an isolated case, as many such situations have occurred. Many friends who are unaware might wonder, if he hadn't spoken first, how would the security guards have known he was a man? Friends overseas or in Taiwan might not be aware, but this is due to the ID card issue. Concerts or various performances within the Great Firewall require real-name purchases, with each ticket bound to an ID card. So, whether you scan a QR code or use a physical ticket stub upon entry, as long as it passes through a machine, the relevant identity information can be seen, with no privacy whatsoever. Therefore, the security personnel saw that the ID card indicated he was male, but he was dressed as a female, and refused him entry. It's as simple as that. Finally, after his argument, the other party compromised, allowing him to enter if he wore flat slippers instead of high heels. So, what he wanted to express was that the reason given for "eccentric clothing" was like the CCP arresting people and accusing them of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" – in plain terms, it's a way to suppress the lifestyles of people with different sexual orientations or clothing preferences.
Many girls dress very androgynously, liking to wear men's style clothes or have very neat short haircuts; or boys like to dress as girls and wear skirts. This doesn't necessarily mean they are gay; they might be normal heterosexuals who simply have a preference for their clothing style. But obviously, just as middle schools used to control haircuts, now adults' clothing choices are also being interfered with.
Furthermore, I saw another piece of recent news: an official stated that many young Chinese people have unhealthy views on marriage and relationships, so all departments need to pay attention to guidance in this regard. As for how it's unhealthy, isn't it simply because people don't want to get married? In their view, this is very unhealthy. To summarize, the CCP's future focus will likely be on two aspects: First, they may become stricter regarding sexual orientation and clothing choices. Homosexuality is completely out of the question, as they undoubtedly see it as pathological. However, due to the global situation, the CCP avoids this issue, maintaining a neutral, silent public stance to avoid appearing backward. In reality, society as a whole is characterized by exclusion and severe discrimination. Second, regarding the plummeting marriage rates, they will find ways to make people get married, regardless of whether they want to or not. It's possible that the central government will assign quotas to local authorities. For example, a certain region might be required to achieve a specific marriage rate based on its male-female population ratio and the number of marriageable individuals within a given year or quarter. Failure to meet this target would lead to trouble from the central government. Once such requirements are passed down, local governments will undoubtedly resort to any means necessary to meet them.
In fact, I strongly suspect they have already started to be subjected to such demands. Starting from April 2026, many county towns and some prefecture-level cities will bring elderly couples, who are in their eighties and nineties and still alive, from surrounding villages who have never registered their marriages, to the Civil Affairs Bureau one by one to obtain marriage certificates. Many of them don't even have second-generation ID cards, but they are forcibly taken to re-register their marriages. It's clear that this is to boost marriage rates. If the central government hadn't set this quota, local authorities would have no reason to go to such lengths. However, these elderly people are in their eighties and nineties, and their numbers are limited and will eventually run out. To meet the central government's marriage rate targets, subsequent officials, in pursuit of political achievements, will undoubtedly implement more coercive and incomprehensible bizarre policies. They will absolutely resort to any means necessary to achieve these hard targets for marriage rates.
On September 12, a concertgoer at a cultural and sports center in Chengdu was stopped by security personnel while attending a Shan Yichun concert. The security staff claimed her makeup and outfit constituted 'strange attire' and forced her to remove her makeup and change clothes before allowing her entry, causing her to miss about 20 minutes of the performance. Other audience members in the comments section also reported facing similar harassment.