Social media buzzed with claims that two men were detained for saying two male pandas were gay, and it’s partly true. According to the Global Times, an English-language Chinese news outlet, two men were detained in China not for discussing sexuality, but for fabricating news that two male giant pandas had mated. Police say the fake headline that said Chengdu: two male Sichuan giant pandas successfully mate in the wild for the first time, caused widespread false interpretations, disrupted online order, and created a negative social impact. While those pandas weren’t a couple, same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom.
