Chinese gay couples win contest to marry in California

Four hundred gay couples in China entered a pre-Valentine's Day sweepstakes organised by two gay rights charities and internet giant Alibaba to win a trip to the US to get married.- AFP

Beijing (AFP) - Ten gay couples in China have won a trip to the US to get married this summer as part of a competition organised by Alibaba's e-commerce platform Taobao that ended Saturday.

Four hundred couples entered the pre-Valentine's Day sweepstakes organised by two gay rights charities and the internet giant in what is a highly unusual move for China where same-sex marriage is illegal and homosexuality remains a taboo subject.