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Ping'an, 30, works in Shenzhen while his parents live in Shenyang, Liaoning province.

Tears kept rolling down her face as his mom recounted the experience when Ping'an first told her he was gay.

"I came to accept it the next day, and it gives me heartache to think that he had to go through everything all by himself," she said.

But she also shared her concerns.

"His father has Okayed this as well, but he wouldn't accept his boyfriend. We worry that when he grows old, nobody's going to take care of him; we worry about his future," she said.