Fan Popo

He is known for the documentary Mama Rainbow and his well-publicized legal case against the Chinese state media regulator over censorship of it.

Shot on Qianmen Street in Beijing, the film documents the first of what would become an annual action to promote same-sex marriage in China.

[10] Mama Rainbow was produced in association with PFLAG China, a Guangzhou-based organisation run by Ah Qiang.

[7] The film follows six mothers ("one for each color of the rainbow flag")[11] from PFLAG chapters as they spend time with their adult gay and lesbian children.

[12] The film was posted online in China, where it attracted a large number of views and generated significant discussion among netizens.

Fan made an official inquiry to SAPPRFT in February 2015, but the media regulator responded that it had no record of making such a request.

In December 2015, Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court ruled that SAPPRFT was correct in stating that it had not released any document calling for the film to be taken down.

"I still think the verdict is to my advantage, because now knowing the agency did not release any document, I can require the video sites to put my film back," Fan stated at the time.

[11] Despite being one of the most visible faces of China's LGBT community, Fan has spoken about the difficulties of being open about his own sexuality early in his career.