A popular Chinese dictionary has left out the `` gay '' definition of a word used to describe homosexuals . Just because the dictionary does n't include them does n't mean they do n't exist . '' The Shanghai edition of the Dictionary of Modern Chinese, which is published by Shanghai-based publisher Minzu Press, removed the term from its list of words that are considered derogatory and banned in China. Compilers of the dictionary said they did n't want to encourage that use of the word . Activists and linguists are angered at the omission saying it 's not right to leave out a widely-used word .
A popular Chinese dictionary has left out the `` gay '' definition of a word used to describe homosexuals . The Shanghai edition of the Dictionary of Modern Chinese, which is published by Shanghai-based publisher Minzu Press, removed the term from its list of words that are considered derogatory and banned in China. Compilers of the dictionary said they did n't want to encourage that use of the word . Activists and linguists are angered at the omission saying it 's not right to leave out a widely-used word .