She lost the case in February, after years of litigation. The group also helped a young woman sue textbook publishers for writing that homosexuality was a disorder in a high profile case that gained national prominence and was reported on by state media. Under Chinese law, she could claim she was the birth mother of one child, but wanted to fight for the right to see the other as well. She had given birth to one of the two children. In April last year, they helped a lesbian sue for custody rights for her children, after her partner took them and stopped communicating with her. The group often brought landmark cases to the court, challenging the law to make space for non-traditional families, and often helped start public discussions on those issues. One of their most high profile cases came early on in 2014, when Peng himself went undercover to a facility that claimed it could “treat” homosexuality with electroshock therapy. LGBT Rights Advocacy China was co-founded by Peng and another activist named AQiang in 2013, and focused their efforts on securing legal rights for LGBT individuals through strategic lawsuits. Lawyers who helped the group with cases had also stopped their work then. The group mentioned they were in trouble a few months ago, said a 30-year-old LGBT activist who knows the group's founders and who spoke on condition of anonymity. The ministry did not immediately respond to a faxed request for comment. It is unclear if the group was shut down as part of the government campaign. The ministry also shut down some 200 illegal websites and individual social media accounts that were not registered with any government entity. The Ministry of Civil Affairs announced Friday that they have dealt with 3,300 illegal social organizations, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

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