Qing is one of many women in China known as 'gay wives', or tongqi, who unwittingly marry closeted gay men. He had transferred all our assets to his parents.' 'He was well prepared for the day of the divorce. 'He said I wouldn't get a penny or the custody of my son because I asked for a divorce without evidence to show he was wrong,' said Qing, who is in her 40s. Qing, from Guizhou province, ended her sexless, loveless marriage months ago, after an arduous negotiation with the man who had constantly belittled her throughout their 13-year relationship. She has no regrets, but for Qing Feng divorcing her husband - a gay man - and losing her son and money, was no easy process.