陈舟超（音译，化名，译者注）今年20岁，是一名为Homoscu工作的川大计算机专业大二学生，而他却是一个异性恋者。

"Homoscu is significant to me. Most of the members are very capable and their personalities are good," he told the Global Times.

他对记者说，“Homoscu对于我来说非常重要，里面大部分的社团成员都很有能力，并且品格优良。”

But some of his close friends criticize him for being so close to gays but he dismisses it.

尽管一些他的好朋友觉得他跟同性恋者走得太近，但小陈并没有放在心上。

"After all, my sexual orientation won\'t be influenced by others," he said.

他说，“毕竟，我的性取向不会单单因为他们而改变。”

Gay-friendly Chengdu

同性恋包容城市—成都

Homoscu is not the only homosexual society among Chengdu college students. There are three other similar organizations: Chengdu Gay College Student Alliance, Sunny Sky Group and Longquan Sunny Group.

Homoscu并不是成都唯一的大学生同性恋社团，除此之外，还有是三个类似的组织：成都（西区）大学生同志联盟、晴朗天空小组和龙泉阳光小组。

The existence of the organizations owes to the city\'s tolerance towards gays and lesbians. Chengdu is even nicknamed "a city of gays" by some.

这些组织的存在也得益于成都这座城市对不同性取向的包容，成都甚至被不少人称为“同志之都”。

There are about 40,000 homosexuals in Chengdu and 40 percent of them are college students, according to Zheng Que, 23, a member of the Chengdu Gay Care Organization, which works frequently with the college gay groups.

经常与大学生同志组织合作的成都同乐健康咨询服务中心（成都市内最大的同志文化传播及艾滋病防治干预中心，译者注）的郑确（音译）告诉本报，成都市内大约有四万名同性恋者，而其中在校学生占了40%。

Liao Wancheng, 20, a broadcasting and hosting arts sophomore from Chengdu University of Technology, is a gay and one of the heads of the Chengdu Gay College Students\' Alliance.

20岁的廖万成是成都理工大学播音主持专业的大二学生，而他则是成都（西区）大学生同志联盟的主要负责人之一。

Self-acceptance needed

需要自我认同

As closeted individuals, some homosexuals are afraid of discrimination and some even look down upon themselves, Liao said.

小廖说，由于一些个人原因，部分同性恋者害怕被歧视，还有的人甚至具有强烈的自卑感，

"Many homosexuals live in a closed space. If they join homosexual associations, they will easily find friends and happiness," he told the Global Times. "What we need is not others\' help, but others\' understanding. I hope they accept us as common people. "