LesInShanghai email forum is for exchanging info with other local and expat women living in Shanghai. Take a look at Shanghai's gay and lesbian scene. Navigating the local gay scene is easy with our interactive Utopia Map of Gay & Lesbian Shanghai: From Hongqiao International Airport, take subway Line 10 into the city. From Pudong International Airport you can grab the Maglev train for a 7-minute 300kph ride to Longyang Rd Subway Station (ticket is less than US$10), connecting to the city's efficient MRT system with its automated English-language ticket machines. Whichever of the two airports you use, no need to take a taxi to/from the city (too slow and too expensive). The best way to make local connections is to use apps like Planet Romeo, Grindr, Jack'd, or Blued! Shanghai has come to rival Hong Kong as the gay center of China. The nightlife is constantly reinventing itself, but many venues have found consistent patronage from young, professional locals and expats. Nearly every gay you meet in China says they want to live here. The population now exceeds 23 million (that's almost a million Utopians!). Shanghai appears to be run by youth, staffed by youth, and patronized by youth.