The gay marriage proposal that's the talk of China'

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A marriage proposal on the Beijing underground has been the talk of Chinese social media - because it took place between two men.

It might not seem like the most romantic place to pop the question, but when a man knelt in front of his boyfriend on a Beijing subway train, commuters whipped smartphones out of pockets to record the event. Thousands have been talking about the proposal on the Twitter-like Weibo service using the hashtag "Mid-autumn festival man proposes to his boyfriend." One clip was uploaded by user Bai Yiyan Vina, who commented: "As usual, I was taking the subway home, but contrary to what I was expecting, I encountered a couple's love... I think this is really incredible."
The two men won't actually be able to get hitched in China - there's no gay marriage or same-sex union procedure under Chinese law, although couples have travelled to the United States to get married, including seven who won a contest sponsored by the Chinese online retailing giant Alibaba. But despite the shouts of "sin" or "disgusting" by some commuters audible in the video, in fact most of those commenting on Weibo expressed support for the couple.
"Those who say this is disgusting, you are not qualified to judge others," read one remark that was liked more than 600 times, while another popular comment said said: "You should admire their courage. Just because they are people you don't understand, and even with the pressures of those looking down on them as 'sinful', they are still brave to express their love." A small proportion of users disagreed, however, and several women lamented their inability to find a partner: "I feel as though the whole world has become gay, and yet I'm still single."