main syllabus", "causing adverse effects", and disqualified him from being evaluated for merit that year, plus a fine of one-month allowance. In addition, the red-headed document will enter the teacher's personnel file, creating an uncertain risk for his future movement among colleges and universities within the Chinese system. In April 2016, six months after Cui Le was disciplined, the school issued a document titled "Notice on Regulating the Invitation of External Experts to Hold Lectures," but the school had no relevant approval regulations at the time Cui Le held the lectures. In terms of teaching, the Vice-Principal re-emphasized that "the content of teaching must lead to a positive outlook on life and be in line with the mainstream of China" and that "some Western ideas are not appropriate in China, which has its own characteristics". The Vice-Chancellors also cited the incident Occupy Central in Hong Kong and the "Lessons from the Disintegration of the Soviet Union" as examples to illustrate the complexity of the political environment and to alert them to the "infiltration" of NGOs and to enhance their "political sensitivity". "The infiltration of NGOs is silent"; "Once the traditional ideas are liberalized, they can't be held back"; "You supported Qiu Bai at Sun Yat-sen University, but what do you know about her background? You're young and there are a lot of things you can't see clearly." Cui was asked to continue to strengthen his self-reflection: "What do you think of this disciplinary action by the school? Do you really accept it by heart? From the material you have written, your understanding is not yet in place and is tinged with resistance. The school is not trying to restrict you by doing this, it is for your own good. That's something I hope you have the height of awareness to think about." On May 17, 2020, the same day as The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Cui Le released the article "After coming out: a homosexual teacher disciplined", detailing his experience of being investigated, reprimanded, disciplined by the school authorities as a homosexual teacher who came out publicly and taught gender issues in class when teaching at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies four years ago. The article was subsequently deleted across China's internet inside the Great Fire Wall. Lesbian students denied diploma In 2016, lesbian student Yang Huang proposed to her girlfriend Xiaoyu Wang at the university's