The South China Morning Post<\/em> reports<\/a>: \u2018The book that landed her into trouble was a 2017 novel named\u00a0Occupy<\/em>, which sold 7,000 copies through the internet. The novel, about a forbidden love affair between a teacher and a student, was said to be filled with \u201cgraphic depictions of male<\/a> homosexual sex<\/a> scenes\u201d tinged with violence, according to a television station in Anhui.\u00a0Pornography is illegal in China, but the hefty sentence given to Liu has ignited an uproar on social media. According to the country\u2019s criminal law, sentences for producing and disseminating obscene material for profit can vary wildly from a few years to life depending on the perceived severity of the offence.The heavy sentence imposed in this case ignited an uproar. Outraged social media users were quick to point out that many serious crimes, including rape, violence and manslaughter, carried a lower sentence.\u2019<\/p>\n The post Chinese Writer Jailed for 10 Years for Book Containing Gay Sex Scenes<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n