[5] The government approval of the hotline made it the first legitimate entity in Shanghai dedicated to the LGBT community.

[6] In 2005, he founded Yu Dan – the first Chinese organization promoting recognition and acceptance of LGBT rights in mainland China – serving as its executive director.

[7][8] He had first started giving advice and commentary on LGBT discussion forums online in 1998; and while he doesn't usually provide pro bono legal services, he continues to provide free advice to members of the LGBT community over the phone.

[9] He also fights for the rights of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in China, by advocating a human-rights-based approach to the epidemic.

[12][20] In 2006, Equality Forum, a nonprofit LGBTQ rights organization, named him the recipient of the 11th Annual International Role Model Award.

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