Survey: Women who marry gay men suffer abuse

Most Chinese women who unwittingly marry gay men suffer a wide range of abuse from their husbands, including violence and sexual apathy, according to a study believed to be the first of its kind in China.

The report, "Social Adaptation of Women who Marry Gay Men," was led by Tang Kuiyu, a professor from the College of Humanities at Harbin Institute of Technology.

The study surveyed 173 women who have married or divorced gay men and was carried out through the virtual communities, which the wives - most of whom do not know the men are gay until after marriage - have created on social media.